Tourists at a rally to protest the killing of rhinos, at Kaziranga on Monday. Picture by UB Photos
Asom Sattra Mahasabha, the apex body of all xatras in Assam, has expressed deep concern over the rise in thefts of antique items from the xatras. It has also voiced anguish over an increase in incidents of rhino killings in recent times in the state.
Taking serious note of the crimes, the Mahasabha has decided to urge the Centre through Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Union forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan to accord special priority to tackle these crimes.
The Mahasabha, in its four-day 49th biennial session that concluded in Majuli yesterday, adopted two resolutions to ask the Centre and the state government to accord topmost priority to both the issues and take steps accordingly.
