After a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday, he had told the media the state government would give arms licences to indigenous people living in “vulnerable and remote areas” to tackle unlawful threats from hostile quarters.“We will encourage our original inhabitants and indigenous Indian citizens to apply and take an arms licence as per eligibility provided in the Indian Arms Act,” he had stated.Calling the decision an important milestone, he stated that the indigenous people were in a minority in districts such as Dhubri, Nagaon, Morigaon, Barpeta, South Salmara and Goalpara and they always live in fear.He stated that after the incidents in Bangladesh, they might face attacks from Bangladesh side or in their villages. People from a particular community are in a majority in the districts he mentioned.
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