'Lack of development in tea garden areas pushing youths to insurgency'

Guwahati | Monday | 16th July, 2018

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However, she added, it is a new trend that a section pof frustrated youths from the tea gardens are deserting their stations probably to join extremist organizations. According to my observation while gathering particulars about my new novel, cadres of extremist outfits have made inroads into the tea gardens over the last decade. GUWAHATI: New research by author Juri Borah Borgohain has brought to light that many girls in upper Assam 's tea gardens are being drawn towards armed struggle. The labourers and their children don't know the ultimate goal of such groups but many from the community have shown trust in such extremist organizations with hope of getting emancipated. "A large chunk of the tea garden workforce have been women since the 19th century, who have always been exploited, said the author while talking to media on Sunday..