Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will on Saturday visit strife-torn Kokrajhar district in Assam to take stock of the situation.
Large-scale violence, which has rocked the state, particularly Kokrajhar and Chirang districts, has claimed 50 lives so far.
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Immediately after their arrival, the Prime Minister and the UPA chairperson will go to Kokrajhar by a special chopper, official sources said.
They are scheduled to visit a relief camp at Falakati and review the situation with chief minister Tarun Gogoi and Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) leaders at Kokrajhar.
Both the leaders are scheduled to address a high-level review meeting with Gogoi, state cabinet ministers and top police and army officials.
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