Ministrerial delegation from Bihar leaves for Asom

Patna, Jan 6 (UNI) A high-level delegation comprising three ministers and two top officials from civil and police administration left for Asom today to take stock of the situation following the ULFA carnage.

At least 31 people, mostly Bihari labourers, were killed on Friday in violence triggered by the banned ULFA militants.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told a press conference that the delegation would comprise Nand Kishore Yadav,Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Janardan Singh Sigriwal(all ministers) besides IGP(HQ) Anil Sinha and additional Home Secretary Jitendra Kumar.

A red alet had been sounded throughout Bihar to check any reprisal of the Asom incident and district authorities had been asked to maintain special vigil on the trains rolling to and from the northeast via Bihar and provide adequate security to tain passengers.

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