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Centre advises Assam to divide Karbi Anglong into three parts http://in.news.yahoo.com/070816/20/6jivc.html <http://www.ptinews.com/> By PTI *Thursday August 16, 07:11 PM* Kanpur, Aug 16 (PTI) The Centre has suggested to the Assam government that it may consider bifurcating into three police sub-regions Karbi Anglong district, where insurgent outfit ULFA has in the recent past killed 36 Hindi-speaking people. This was stated today by the Minister of State for Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal after returning from the tour of Karbi Anglong. Jaiswal told PTI that he has sent his report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil. Giving details, Jaiswal said that Karbi Anglong district has a population of around two lakhs of which 55,000 are Hindi-speaking people. Once Karbi Anglong is divided into three police districts, Hindi-speaking people could have a separate police station and a Superintendent of Police (SP), he said. "If necessary, paramilitary forces can also be deployed in that part of the district", he said, adding that he has communicated the Centre's proposal to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Jaiswal said that the majority of the thirty-six people, who died in the recent ULFA attacks, were from Bihar, UP and Rajasthan and their livelihood was mainly agriculture. He said that while the ULFA targeted Hindi-speaking people the local populace was living in harmony with them."Such attacks would cease once they are protected as a group," he said. The minister said that, "The Centre has sent additional para-military forces following Assam government's request." PTI - *( PTI ) *** * * **
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