Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that 'shoot-at-sight orders' at night, enforced since June 13 in Dhubri following communal disturbances in the district, will continue during Durga Puja. People of Sanatan Dharma are in a minority in Dhubri and their protection from fundamentalists is a priority of the Government, Sarma said.
"The shoot-at-sight orders have not been withdrawn and will continue," Sarma said at the sidelines of a programme in Kokrajhar.
There is no unrest in Dhubri or incidents of violence, but the shoot-at-sight orders will continue during Durga Puja, the CMsaid.
The festival will be celebrated from September 28 to October 2 this year. "Anyone attempting to create unrest in Dhub...