On Friday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave appointment letters to the relatives of six police officers killed in a gunfight on the Mizoram-Assam border on July 26. Prior to speaking at a press conference to commemorate the 100th day of the BJP government he has led since taking office on May 10, the chief minister handed over the appointment letters.
The state government decided to appoint the deceased personnel’s relatives to government employment in an exceptional circumstance, not to be used as an example, Dr. Sarma said. The appointment letters were handed to the wives of slain sub-inspector Swapan Kumar Roy, constables Mazrul Haque Barbhuiya, Nazmul Hussain, and Samsuz Zaman Barbhuiya, as well as constable Liton Suklabaidya’s sister and the son of policeman Liton Suklabaidya and the son of havildar Shyam Sundar Dusad.
“This act of the government is bound to boost the morale of the police force for each member to act fearlessly, sincerely and with a sense of pride and dedication in the interest of defending the territorial integrity of the state and to ensure safety and security of the people,” Sarma said.
An amount of Rs 50 lakhs were handed over to the families as ex-gratia on the 75th Independence Day. The government has provided an ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 lakh to injured personals also.
Addressing journalists, the chief minister said that positive steps were taken in maintaining peace along the interstate borders and the state government has ensured complete security of its land with not an inch being encroached.
