By Waquar Hasan
NEW DELHI – In a sweeping series of demolition drives across Assam, over 3,500 families from the Muslim community were evicted by authorities within a month across three districts, marking one of the most extensive eviction campaigns in the region.
According to estimates, the homes of around 20,000 people were demolished under the allegation of encroachment on government and forest land in Goalpara, Dhubri, and Nalbari districts.
Between June 16 and July 12, demolition drives were conducted in the Paikan Reserve Forest and Hasilabeel areas of Goalpara, the Chapar revenue circle of Dhubri, and Barkhetri revenue circle of Nalbari.
On July 12, over 1,000 families, mostly Bengali-origin Muslims, were evicted from Bidaypara, Krishnai, Betbari, and Ashudubi. The area, spanning over 1,000 acres, housed eight mosques, four schools, one madrasa, and a Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme. Around 2,000 families live in the region, and authorities have vowed to remove all of them.
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