Take 2011 as base year in Assam land policy: KMSS

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Jan 5: The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has been on the agitatiol path yet again, now demanding 2011 as the base year for providing land pattas against 2001 as stated in the Assam Land Policy, 2014. Today the farmers’ body staged a dhar at Dighalipukhuripar in the city in support of this demand.

On November 27, 2015, the leaders of the KMSS and some ministers of the State had a meeting where the ministers had assured the KMSS of making 2011 as the base year of the Assam Land Policy. The KMSS said that now the government is trying to go ahead with providing land pattas in the city by taking 2001 as the base year or people who have completed stay of at least ten year on government land. Around 10,000 people gathered at Dighalipukhuripar from where they went to the DC office in a procession and submitted a memorandum; addressed to the Chief Minister, the Revenue Minister, the Chief Secretary and the Additiol Chief Secretary (Revenue); to Additiol Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Rajib Prakash Baruah. They demanded land pattas by February 28.