Assam leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on thursday launched an internet portal via which indigenous people residing in "sensitive regions" can practice for arms licences.

According to the leader Minister, the purpose of the initiative is to make human beings dwelling in vulnerable areas or alongside the border have a sense of security.

Mr Sarma said that the palms licenses could handiest be granted after right scrutiny through a multi-layered process. Human beings notified by using the district administration or assessed as prone by way of approved protection groups may be eligible for acquiring an fingers licence, he said.

Additionally, only those who do not have any criminal antecedents and are mentally stable can observe for the fingers licenses.

"This state has numerous prone regions, specifically border regions. Normally, the citizens of border areas face protection problems. Due to prolonged insurgency, we're very restricted in terms of gun licenses, but now there is almost no insurgency left, and the crime state of affairs has advanced. So we've determined to have online registration of weapons," the leader Minister stated.

Calling it a "religious neutral scheme", he added, "One needs to be indigenous and an original inhabitant. All and sundry whose three generations have stayed in india could be considered for this."

Government resources have indicated that Barpeta, Dhing, Dhubri, Jania, Morigaon, Nagaon, Rupahi, and South Salmara-Mankachar as some of the "vulnerable and far flung regions".

The competition, but, has slammed the initiative, calling it "particularly condemnable".

In may additionally remaining yr, the assam cabinet had decided to furnish hands licences to "original population or indigenous indian citizens" living in border and faraway areas - a decision that the opposition parties including congress had criticised closely claiming that it can lead to extra faux encounters and extortion.

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