Sumoti Basumatary, the kin of a victim in the Kokrajhar attack was given hardly a minute to speak with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, in the five-minute interaction he had with families of six victims.
A lone gunman of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sonbijit) group opened fire on people at the Balajan Tinali market in Kokrajhar district of Assam on Saturday, killing 13 people before being shot down by security forces.
The Chief Minister’s visit brought with it a congestion of VIP vehicles, security personnel and mediapersons, but provided hardly any room to interact with those affected.
In his address, Sonowal spoke of zero tolerance against terror attacks and assured the affected that the government “will be with you all”. He also chaired an hour-long review meeting of security actions at the Kokrajhar circuit house.
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The locals however, were unhappy.
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