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Congress demands probe into govt recruitments during BJP rule in Assam

Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com Guwahati, Oct 16 (PTI) The Congress on Friday demanded an enquiry by a sitting judge of the Gauhati High Court into all the recruitments to various departments of the Assam government during the four-and-half years of BJP rule in the state.Leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, accused the ruling party

Detention centres for illegal immigrants should be outside jails, says Gauhati high court

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com Criticising the Assam government for flouting Supreme Court directives regarding detention centres for illegal immigrants, the Gauhati high court has held that those should be outside jails. In an order issued on Wednesday, Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua stated that pending repatriation, illegal immigrants canā€™t be confined in prisons and deprived of basic human

Gauhati High Court says foreigners detention centres cannot be part of jail premises

Source:-https://scroll.in On October 7, the Gauhati High Court declared foreigners detention centres had to be moved out of jail premises in Assam. The court was hearing a petition asking how detention centres, used to hold persons identified as ā€œforeignersā€ and awaiting deportation/ repatriation or persons waiting for their citizenship claims to be settled, should be