ASSAM TIMES POST
Guwahati : The Assam Forest department on Monday tranquilized the rogue elephant ‘Laden’, which had been keeping the forest official on their toes for last two week and had killed five civil last month. BJP legislator from Sootea, Padma Hazarika also joined the team of Forest officials with his domesticated elephant, Ramu after the Assam government sought his expertise in tackling the crisis. Hazarika has expertise in dealing with problematic elephants.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal congratulated Sootea MLA Padma Hazarika for successfully capturing the wild elephant Monday that was creating havoc in Goalpara district for past few days.
In a statement, Chief Minister Sonowal said that MLA Padma Hazarika’s feat in capturing the wild elephant is highly praiseworthy.“As a true public representative, the MLA offered his help to the forest department to provide succor to the people who were living under constant fear of attack by the wild tusker. His success in capturing the elephant is an example of his expertise in the field”, the Chief Minister said. MLA Padma Hazarika had offered his help to the forest department in the operation to capture the wild elephant which had reportedly killed five people in Goalpara recently.
