Assam’s Evictions are Turning Skilled Bengali Muslim Farmers into Labourers
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Assam’s Evictions are Turning Skilled Bengali Muslim Farmers into Labourers

In driving out ‘illegal encroachers’ from farms for an agriculture project that does not interest native Assamese, the BJP govt is dispossessing productive Bengali Muslim farmers, many of whom say they bought land from locals and have been paying land taxes, some for up to 70 years.