He said the indigenous people are in a minority in districts such as Dhubri, Nagaon, Morigaon, Barpeta, South Salmara and Goalpara, and they always live in fear. After the incidents in Bangladesh, they might face attacks from the Bangladesh side or in their villages, he added.“The government’s decision on arms licence is an important milestone. This is an old demand from people living in vulnerable and remote areas of the state. The demand had been there since the time of the Assam Agitation (1979-85), but no government had dared to take a decision. If arms licences were given earlier, many families would not have come out of those villages by selling off their land,” Sarma said.He appealed to eligible people from such areas to apply for the arms licences, stating that the government would be lenient in giving the licences.
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