A female collective Guwahati in Assam on Saturday urged the state government to urge the state government to reconsider his decision to allow licensed weapons to “indigenous people in sensitive areas”, expressing apprehension that it could be the spread of weapons and even possible civil struggles.
It said that the government should focus on strengthening law enforcement agencies and personnel to deal with any threat instead of citizens instead of “liberal” policy.
A meeting of a political platform ‘Nari Municipal Forum’ to unite the voices of women, discussed arms licenses for indigenous people and its consequences and results and results for society.
It said that this decision would promote gun culture in the state, underlining that the state is working on the surrender of weapons after witness to decades and the “lane” arms license will reverse the years of peace manufacturing.
This apprehensive that the government’s decision may “be a civil war scenario, gender violence may increase and the spread of weapons”.
In a democratic set-up, there is no scope of militarization and polarization. Participants said that focus should be on empowering law-enforcement agencies.
The meeting decided to submit a memorandum, demanding the cancellation of the government’s decision to the President, Prime Minister, Governor and Chief Minister, others.
This resolved to file a public interest litigation and create a social media campaign against the decision.
The Assam Cabinet on May 28 decided that the government would give arms license to indigenous people living in “weak and remote” areas to create a sense of security in them.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reported the verdict, identified the districts of Dhubri, Morigon, Barpeta, Nagaon and Dakshin Salamara-Mankarkar, and areas such as Rupahi, Dhing and Jenia are areas which are all minority-dental places.
He claimed that indigenous people in such areas have been demanding arms licenses for security objectives since the period of the Assam movement after an agitation against illegal Bangladeshis between 1979-85.
The government is also setting up a digital portal, where eligible people can apply for arms license, Sarma said earlier this month.
After proper investigation and a multi -level process, individuals will be granted arms license, CM posted on X.
Opposition leaders had criticized the government’s decision, ensuring that it is a step to “polarization” the public and will endanger peace with the state’s hard peace. He also demanded the intervention of the Center to cancel the decision as soon as possible.
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