Guwahati: The government's bulldozer action on madrassas providing training for terrorism in Assam is going on. On Wednesday itself, a madrasa located in the Bongaigaon district was demolished. The special thing is that after the arrest of 37 people with connections to AQIS/ABT (Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent and Ansarullah Bangla Team), this is the third madrassa demolished by the Assam government. Earlier on Monday, the government had bulldozer action in the Barpeta district.

The Markjul Ma-Arif Kuriana Madrasa located in the Bongaigaon district of the state was demolished. Talking to the media, Superintendent of Police Swapnil Deka has told that, 'The district administration has said in one of its orders that the structure of the madrasa is weak and not safe for humans because the madrasa building was not built according to APWD / IS norms.' He said 'Yesterday Gopalpura police had checked in the madrasa with the person who was arrested due to connection with AQIS/ABT. As per the order of the district administration, we are initiating the process of demolition of the madrasa.'

After the action taken in Barpeta on Monday, a senior police officer has told that the premises were being used for terrorist activities. During that time the Dhakalipara Madarsa was demolished. Also, two brothers Akbar Ali and Abul Kalam Azad were arrested for having connections with AQIS/ABT.

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