Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma has extended the 'shoot-at-sight orders' at night in Dhubri, stating that the area remains a place where communal disturbances are likely to happen, news agency PTI reported. The orders were first issued on June 13 and have been in place since then. 

The order from the Assam CM comes after communal disturbances in the district which caused massive chaos around the region. The CM believes that communal disturbance in the district might continue during Durga Puja.

Sarma further stated that “people of Sanatan Dharma are in a minority in Dhubri, and their protection from fundamentalists is a priority of the government".