He also paid a flower tribute at the Indian Army-erected monument to the fallen soldiers in the Darrang district's Patharughat, an Army officer informed on Tuesday. Patharughat uprising is amongst one of the great historical milestones in Assam's rich history and its glorious contribution towards India's freedom struggle. After the British annexation of Assam in 1826, they began imposing heavy land taxes, much to the resentment of the farmers. In order to highlight the supreme sacrifice of the common people of Assam a memorial at the incident site was inaugurated on January 28, 2001 by the then Governor of Assam Lt Gen S.K. This year, at Patharughat memorial, a wreath laying ceremony was held on Monday and was attended by Lieutenant General Kalita.
