Activist in Critical Condition After Brutal Assault Over Transparency Request in Assam
Jonai, India — The Vice President of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), Saif Pao, was viciously attacked by a group of armed assailants in Jonai, a town in Assam’s eastern border, this Saturday. The assault, involving sharp weapons and conducted at Mising Kristi Bhawan, is believed to be a violent repercussion of a Right to Information (RTI) filing by Pao against an official of the Mising Autonomous Council. Local sources indicate that the attack …