To commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Rongkhon Youth Social Welfare Organization organized a large-scale cleaning drive at the Rongkhon stream.
The 5.5 feet tall statue of the Father of the Nation, located at Gandhi Chowk in Doomdooma town for several years, was removed on Wednesday using an excavator crane, sparking protests among the citizens.
A senior Assam journalist was arrested on Friday in Assam's Hailakandi district for allegedly referring to Mahatma Gandhi as "a spy of British" and later released on bail.
