During the Assam assembly election, the BJP had promised in its manifesto that it would constitute a task force to recover the lands of Satras and place of worship of the ethnic people in the state from illegal occupants. Following its manifesto, the chief minister reiterated the state government’s commitment to make the lands of Satras (Vaishnavite monastery) and temples encroachment free.
Yesterday, on 7 June 2021, Assam chief minister Shri. Himanta Biswa Sarma ji visited Gorukhuti at Sipajhar in Darrang district to inspect the riverine areas that were allegedly encroached by illegal settlers near Dholpur Shiva Mandir.
He offered prayers at the temple and interacted with the management committee.
CM Sarma ji wrote on his official tweeter that, “a total of 120 bigha lands out of the temple’s 180 bigha area were encroached by illegal occupants. And this land “has been freed by the police and district administration,”
CM appreciated the efforts of the police and district administration and called on the remaining “encroachers” to willfully vacate the lands.
He said that all steps would be taken to preserve and protect the historic Shiva temple.
Assam government is committed to protecting the “state’s land, identity, culture, language and heritage from encroachers and illegal migrants”.