Hours before his resignation, Jagdeep Dhankhar had accepted the Opposition’s notice on the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma in Rajya Sabha.

“Till now, an estimated 1,19,548 bighas of land has been cleared through eviction drives,” said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Eight Bangladeshi nationals were detained in Assam’s Bongaigaon on suspicion of illegal border crossing and lack of valid documents on Tuesday.