Guwahati, Nov. 11 -- The Axom Nagarik Xanmilan has welcomed the Gauhati High Court's decision to quash the detention of activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act (NSA), alleging that law-enforcement authorities had acted arbitrarily by violating legal provisions.

In a statement issued in Guwahati on November 11, the organisation described the court's decision as heartening and raised concerns over the use of stringent laws against people participating in protests.

According to the statement, Doley had led a peaceful agitation by a section of Adivasi people opposing the alleged forcible acquisition of their land for the construction of a five-star hotel near Kaziranga National Park.

The organisation maintained that Doley had...