A Correspondent
Tezpur: The families of 54 martyrs of Sonitpur district returned their mementos on Wednesday through the ADC, K K Sarmah who is the in-charge Deputy Commissioner of Sonitpur, to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
These mementos were awarded by the Government of Assam along with one-time financial aid to families of 855 martyrs all over the State who had sacrificed their lives during the six-year long Assam Agitation.
While receiving the mementos, KK Sarmah said the mementos had been kept safely by the district administration. One of the family members said that they felt deep pain while returning the mementos, but for the future of Assam they were ready to make this sacrifice.
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