Violence in Assam worst crisis for state govt: Gogoi

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Describing the violence in the four Assam districts as the worst crisis his government has faced, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said 45 people had been killed and three lakh people rendered homeless till now.

Addressing a press conference here, Gogoi said the Army and paramilitary forces were keeping a constant vigil on the situation, which is still fluid.
During a visit to Kokrajhar on Thursday, Gogoi had said the situation was improving.

The chief minister said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would visit Assam on Saturday to take stock of the situation.

"We have ordered for extra relief and hope that the Centre will help," he said while assuring people that all steps would be taken to restore normalcy.

Curfew had been relaxed in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang and trains resumed their services, he said.