IN RUN-UP TO POLLS, A 5-FOLD HIKE IN ASSAM COMMUNAL VIOLENCE

Orchestratedlence emerged communalas the com- viomon denominator in political calculations ahead of state ■ elections and the upcoming Assam polls appear no different as the number of such incidents has shown a fivefold surge over the previous election year. An HT analysis of police records revealed a pattern in Assam.