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Effigy burnt of Food & Civil Supplies minister

Protesting continious price hike and inflation, Sivasagar District unit of the All Tai Ahom Student Unoin (ATASU) on Tuesday burnt the effigy of Food & Civil Supplies Najrul Islam at Dhudar Ali, in front of Nazira Natiya Mandir. Moyur Borgohain, state general secretary of ATASU, Prasanta Borgohain and over 100s other ATASU activist were gathered and shouted slogans against the supply departments. Mayur Borgohain  said that if the same situation would go on and the state govt. will not take any urgent action to control the inflation and price hike than the orgaisation will organised statewide protest against the state government.

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