ATTSA protests alleged grabbing of tea garden worker's land in Dibrugarh

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DIBRUGARH: The Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association (ATTSA) on Wednesday staged protest in front of the Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner's office against illegal land grabbing of a poor tea garden worker.

ATTSA alleged that land mafia Lalit Dowerah and Dharmeshwar Dowerah of Jiliguri Goan of Lahowal constituency had illegally grabbed six bighas of Krishna Kurmi's land. The activists, holding placards and banners raised slogan against the land mafia for illegally grabbing a poor farmer's land.

Lakhindra Kurmi, ATTSA Dibrugarh secretary, said, "Land mafia Lalit Dowerah and Dharmeshwar Dowerah had illegally grabbed Krishna Kurmi's land. We have informed the incident to Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner and on July 27, 2022, the Deputy Commissioner had written a letter to the East Revenue circle officer of Dibrugarh for inquiry into the incident and to submit a report within seven days. But till date the Circle Officer has not submitted any report."

He further said, "We demand a proper inquiry into the incident and to suspend the Circle Officer for negligence of the duty. The Deputy Commissioner should take the matter seriously and immediately take action against land mafia who are involved in grabbing land of poor people." The students' body submitted a memorandum to the Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner seeking his immediate intervention.

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