NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that he has issued shoot-at-sight orders to law enforcement officials after a communal group became active in the state’s Dhubri area. He alleged that the communal group intends to cause damage to Hindu temples.This move came after his visit to Dhubri following the incident where cow meat was thrown at the Human Mandir on Eid.During his visit, he ordered officials to follow “zero tolerance” against elements who desecrated temples, Naamghars and sacred places. He asserted that people behind the incident will not be spared. “I visited Dhubri and directed law enforcement officers to follow ZERO tolerance against elements who desecrate our temples, Naamghars and sacred spaces. The incident of throwing beef at the town’s Hanuman Mandir should have NEVER happened, and those involved WON’T BE SPARED,” Sarma wrote in a post on X.In another post, the chief minister said that, if needed, he would guard the Hanuman Baba temple all night long. “This time on Eid, some anti-social elements committed a disgusting and condemnable crime by throwing cow meat in the Hanuman temple of Dhubri! If required on the coming Eid, I myself will guard Hanuman Baba’s temple all night long,” the post read.Sarma added that an investigation is underway, and the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
