Memorial to be built in tribute to dead Assam agitators in

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said a memorial will be constructed in memory of those agitators killed in Assam movement.
"In the memory of the martyrs of Assam agitation, a memorial will be constructed. Led by the students of the state, Assam Agitation reflected strong resolve of the people of Assam to the world," Sonowal said.
He also informed that all the 'martyrs' column' located at several places of the state will be preserved.
On this occasion, Sonowal disbursed Rs 5 lakh to each of the 855 bereaved families through ECS mode and distributed mementos.
Earlier, the Chief Minister paid rich floral tributes at the 34 feet Martyrs' Column built at the venue.

The Assam Agitation, which took place from 1979 to 1985, was against infiltration into the state and remained partly non-violent, except the infamous Nellie massacre of 1983 where over 2,100 people were butchered in a single night.