"Dear Local Pablo Escobars...": Himanta Sarma "Spoils Udta Assam Party"
Over 56 acres of poppy farming worth more than Rs 27 crore were destroyed in Goalpara district of Assam in January.
Around 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy farming worth more than Rs 27 crore were destroyed in Goalpara district of Assam in January, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
"Dear Local Pablo Escobars, Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam party! Because @Goalpara_Police destroyed 170 Bighas of poppy cultivation in the Char areas worth Rs 27.20 crore in January," Mr Sarma said in a post on X.
Dear Local Pablo Escobars,
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 2, 2025
Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam party!
Because @Goalpara_Police destroyed 170 Bighas of poppy cultivation in the Char areas worth ₹27.20 crore in January.
So next time you think of drugs, think of @assampolice first.#AssamAgainstDrugs pic.twitter.com/JPt9IoxsKJ
He also uploaded a video, showing a tractor smashing the purported poppy plantation amid the presence of a huge posse of policemen.
"So next time you think of drugs, think of @assampolice first. #AssamAgainstDrugs," the Chief Minister said.
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