By TCN Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Lakhs of Bengali speaking Assamese Muslims have left their homes in Kokrajhar district in last 72 hours due to attacks from Bodos. They have entered neighboring Dhubri district to save their life, but the government has not yet erected any relief camp here, leave alone relief materials, said victims and locals. People have taken shelter in schools and panchayat offices. Hundreds of victims camping in Kokrajhar-Dhubri border areas are fearing for life here also from Bodos and so running to safer destinations.
A displaced person from Kokrajhar was taking refuge at a school near NH-31 on the border of Kokrajhar-Dhubri. Locals had created the relief camp. But when TCN called him on phone an hour ago he said he along with others was rushing from the camp as Bodos were coming to attack. “Right now I am running to save my life. Please call me later,” said the man adding there was no support from the govt. in last three days.
Principal of the school which is on the border of Kokrajhar and Dhubri said: around 500 people were taking shelter at his school and two other neighboring schools. Local villagers were collecting for food, no support has come from the govt. He said lakhs of people have left their homes in Kokrajhar to save their life from the onslaught of Bodos.
A journalist with Asomya Pratidin in Dhubri told TCN that about 3 lakh people have entered Dhubri from Kokrajhar, but the govt does not acknowledge it and so has not erected any relief camp. He said situation is very dangerous. “Even the situation is becoming hostile in Dhubri, no relief has reached from govt. locals are collecting for relief,” said the journalist. He informed that govt figures about deaths (25) are very low from the actual toll.
Three days back a clash between Bodos and Police took different turn and Bodos started attacking Bengali speaking Muslims in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts which include Kokrajhar also.