Curfew at Dispur, 20 injured in police firing

A protest rally lead by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) turned violent while attempted to enter Assam Secreteriat breaking police barricades Wednesday. Police resorted to lathicharge and fired tear-gas shells to disperse the protesters. The agitators were protesting against the mass eviction of unauthorized occupants from government forest lands in and around Guwahati city.