Assam violence aimed at starting full-fledged communal conflagration: Shinde

“The central government cannot remain unaffected by these killings and is determined to ensure the safety and security of innocent human lives.

“This determination is all the more important since these incidents are targeted at the minorities,” he said.  

Strongly condemning the acts of the militant group, Shinde said the Home Ministry has already deployed 43 companies (4300 personnel) of central armed police forces and 10 more companies (1000 personnel) are being sent.  

He said Ministry of Defence also has deployed 15 columns of the army comprising of approximately 1500 soldiers.  These numbers are not fixed and can be increased as per further requirement, he said.