{
  "id": 11374287,
  "title": "Cultivators’ organisation accuses Assam government of trying to take over grazing land for corporate interests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cultivators-organisation-accuses-assam-government-of-trying-to-take",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:19:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cultivators-organisation-accuses-assam-government-of-trying-to-take-over-grazing-land-for-corporate-interests/article71533516.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Farmers in Golaghat district, eastern Assam, have taken issue with the state government's alleged pursuit of oil palm plantations on traditional grazing lands used by indigenous communities. The Jeepal Krishak Sramik Sangha, based in Bokakhat near Kaziranga National Park, criticized Agriculture Minister Pijush Hazarika for potentially jeopardizing the livelihoods of residents along the Brahmaputra river and its sandbars for the benefit of the oil palm industry. The organization alleged that the state government was targeting large areas of riverine land in No. 1 Bokuli Sapori under the Bokakhat Assembly constituency, represented by Asom Gana Parishad president Atul Bora, who also serves as Panchayat and Rural Development Minister. According to the farmers, the land in question has been used for grazing cows and buffaloes, but the Agriculture Department allegedly replaced it with oil palm saplings without informing the locals. On August 25, 2026, officials reportedly formed an agriculture cooperative involving individuals with no traditional connection to the land and initiated an oil palm sapling-planting program. The project was marketed as involving rabi crops like black gram, mustard, and sesame, but locals discovered that oil palm saplings had been planted instead. The grazing land is near Inglay Pathar, a paddy field area in Kaziranga where Adivasi farmers were allegedly displaced for a luxury hotel project. The local administration claims ownership of the land. The Jeepal Krishak Sramik Sangha urged a thorough examination of the environmental and socio-economic consequences of oil palm cultivation and questioned why the consent of local communities was not sought for the project.",
  "summary": "A cultivators’ organisation says the State government is trying to take over grazing land traditionally used by riverine communities to fuel corporate interests",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}