Guwahati: With Assam’s Tinsukia Police arresting three villagers from Baghjan, including the village Gaon Burha’s son for protesting against Oil India Limited last week, the issue of compensating the Baghjan blowout victims is far from over. On Saturday morning, after a violent confrontation between Tinsukia police and the locals, the district administration banned assembly of......
Assam: Year after Baghjan blowout disaster, villagers’ woes far from over
Saturday’s violence near Tinsukia was a spontaneous outburst of OIL blowout victims who continue to rely on government’s promises, even as calls grow for OIL to shift its operations away from Dibru Saikhowa National Park
