The meat had been kept by unidentified miscreants at Narshing Mandir, Gourio Math and Siva Mandir in Rongpur area in the town in a bid to disrupt communal harmony. As the news spread, local people gathered at the spot.
Police arrived at the spot to control the situation, public beaten up a police official and also targeted Diganta Bora, SP of Cachar district. Police first lathi charge to disperse the agitated crowd and later fired several rounds to air to control the situation.
30 people including six police men were injured in the clash. The agitated crowd set ablaze two police vehicle. Later additional forces were deployed in sensitive areas in the town and section 144 was also promulgated.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday in Guwahati blamed Vishwa Hindu Parisad (VHP) for the recent communal tension in Silchar, the main town in southern Assam.
“VHP has been trying to create communal disturbance in Assam. Not only in Silchar , at many places in the state, the saffron brigade is active to trigger communal tension”, said Gogoi.
Gogoi said that BJP in Assam has realized that the saffron party would face defeat in the coming Lok Sabha election and to create favourable situation for the party, other members of saffron brigade jumped into create communal tension.
“In Ayodhya, VHP suddenly take decision to carryout a yatra for Ram temple. This is for creating communal disturbance. Similarly, VHP is trying to create communal tension everywhere in the country before the Lok sabha poll”, added Gogoi.
The chief minister warned all communal forces active in the state: “We deal very firmly with all communal forces active in the state”.
All the three Barak valley districts of Cachar , Hailakandi and Karimganj are regarded as communally sensitive district. The valley witnessed some major communal violence in nineties particularly after the Babri mosque demolition. Both BJP and Congress are equally strong in Barak valley in the state.
VHP condemned chief minister Gogoi’s allegation to it on Silchar incident. VHP’s NE region secretary Abhijit Deka alleged that Gogoi has lost mental balance and no more suited to continue as chief minister of the state.
In protest against Ayodhya VHP leaders’ arrest, members of saffron parivar had taken out a protest march in the city on Monday.