BJP, JD(U) to send MPs team to Assam

New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) A six-member team of Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (U) will visit violence-hit Assam to take stock of the latest situation there.

The team, constituted today by BJP president Rajnath Singh and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav, will be headed by senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra. It will also include Mr Vikram Verma, Mr Kharvel Swain, Mr Kiren Rijiju, Mr Mahendra Sahani and Mr Janardan Sigriwal.

The team, which will tour various insurgency-affected areas in the state, will submit its report to Mr Rajnath Singh and Mr Yadav, a statement issued by the BJP central office here said.

The statement, however, did not say when the team would visit the state or how long would it stay there.

As many as 19 people, mostly Hindi-speaking non-Assamese, have been killed by insurgents in Assam during the past three days.

UNI