PM, Sonia to visit violence-hit Assam today

July 28, 2012 09:32

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi will visit violence-hit Assam today, to take stock of the situation there. They are slated to fly to Kokrajhar, the epicentre of the ethnic clashes, in a chopper and are expected to reach the Circuit House at 11 am.

After a meeting with the authorities, Dr Singh who is also a Rajya Sabha MP from Assam and Gandhi will visit two relief camps in Kokrajhar, reports NDTV.

Their visit comes after more than eight days of clashes between two communities that has seen more than 40 people dead.

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