The total land area of Lamding Protected Forest is 22,402 hectares out of which 1410 hectares of land has been evicted. Many of the evictees here came from the flood-hit areas of Morigaon and Nagaon after purchasing lands through brokers.
CPIML has called these evictions a direct deliberate targeting of minorities under the BJP Govt.
The rehabilitation became a distant dream. A former MLA Shiladitya Deb come out spewing venom against innocent evicted people terming "doubtful Citizens, smugglers and anti-socials" on record in a PIL. The Sadou Asom Grameen Shramik Santha has filed another PIL (37/2021) in the Guwahati High Court challenging the ill intentions of the said MLA making him a party to the case. It has also been decided to hold a convention on LAND AND SHELTER RIGHTS on 30 November at Nogaon .
Sonitpur District: On 6 November, a CPIML team comprising Madhab Chandra Bora, Ayefa Begum, Pari Kumari Barua, Mostafa Selim Ahmed, Abdul Ranjak Khandakar, along some peasant and Rights activists including Sabed Ali, Rumi Sultana, Mohidul Rahman visited Sabed Char of Barchalla Lac in Sonitpur district where eviction notices have been served. They also visited Ranikhati Char Dhing LAC in Nagaon District and met the villagers who are apprehending the impending danger of eviction.
Shubhrajyoti Vardhan, President, Sadau Assam Gramin Sramik Santha and its General Secretary Arup Kumar Mahanta said that as per Supreme Court's order regarding evictions the people are entitled for proper resettlement in the same area, but the ruling BJP, as it former MLA Shiladitya Dev, is spreading false narratives and venomous campaign against poor families living in Lamding forest terming them suspicious citizens, smugglers and criminals.
Such evictions must be stopped in Assam and the ruling party must desist itself from spreading lies and false propaganda.