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Assam detains activist Doley under NSA after bail
The Reporters' Collective··3 Aug
A day after a Golaghat court granted bail to land rights activist Pranab Doley, the Assam government detained him under the National Security Act, which allows detention without trial for up to 12 months. The order cited alleged road blockages and suspicious foreign transactions, while Doley had opposed a five-star resort project planned near Kaziranga National Park since 2022.
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What It Means For You
- Anyone following land rights and indigenous protests in India sees how NSA detention can override a court granted bail order in practice.
- Tourists and conservationists interested in Kaziranga National Park get context on the resort project controversy unfolding at the park's edge.
- People tracking civil liberties cases gain a documented example of preventive detention laws being applied after protests against a commercial project.
What's Happening
- A day after Pranab Doley was granted bail by a Golaghat court, the Assam government detained him under the National Security Act, which allows up to 12 months of detention without trial.
- Doley, convenor of an indigenous rights group, had opposed a proposed five-star resort near Kaziranga National Park backed by the state government since 2022.
- The bail order had noted a lack of video evidence for several police allegations and urged listening to affected communities rather than suppressing dissent.
A Resort Dispute Escalates From Bail To Detention
- The proposed resort involves a 2023 agreement between the Assam Tourism Development Corporation and the Saraf group, which operates Hyatt-branded hotels in India.
- Hyatt has stated it has no formal agreement to brand or operate the proposed hotel near Kaziranga, distancing itself from the developer's public claims.
- Residents say over 20 families lost land for the project, with some refusing Rs 3 lakh compensation cheques they say do not address their losses.
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