Assam CM urges Naveen not to demolish Bezbaroa House

Insight News Desk: Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has called up Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, urging him not to demolish the century-old house of Assamese poet and author Lakshminath Bezbaroa in Sampalpur.

Sonowal stepped in after the order to dismantle the abandoned house of Bezbaroa to make way for a bridge over Mahanadi River. The Assam CM has already directed his Cultural Affairs Minister and officials to rush to Sambalpur to convince the district administration and locals.

CM Sonowal urged Naveen Patnaik to convert the house into a memorial, as it’s associated with the emotions of the people of Assam.