Guwahati, December 1
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today ordered a CBI enquiry into the Adivasi violence in Guwahati on November 24.
Hed conceded that some police lapses had led to a deterioration in the situation, where one person had died and another 250 were injured.
Talking to newsmen here, Gogoi said the state government would pressurise the CBI to take up the investigation and complete it at the earliest.
He added that the judicial probe by a retired High Court judge could be scrapped in the event of the CBI enquiry, pointing out that the CBI had a better mechanism in place to book the real culprits.
The CM also admitted that there were lapses on part of the police which led to the clashes between the locals and Adivasi protesters, which had since then resounded across the state.
“Lapses were definitely there or else the violence would not have taken place at all. The enquiry will find out the culprits,” he added.
Smelling a conspiracy in the whole episode as peaceful protesters had suddenly turned violent on that day, Gogoi said, “There must be some conspiracy to malign the government’s image and also create a rift in the society.”
He also criticised the AGP for trying to gain political mileage from the clashes.
Reiterating his appeal to all communities to maintain communal harmony, Gogoi said, “Just because a few miscreants created trouble, we cannot blame the entire Adivasi community. The Assamese society had always accepted everyone in its fold and this age-old brotherhood will be maintained.”
— UNI
