guwahati the assam government on wednesday asked uk and australia to immediately rectify their travel adverse advisories to its citizens to avoid visiting assamthe two countries updated their travel advisories on friday and asked citizens to either cancel or reconsider their visit to the northeast in view of major incidents of terrorism and insurgency including the shooting of 14 people in assams kokrajhar last month and the killing of 18 soldiers by nscnkhaplang rebels in manipur last yearterming the clubbing together of assam with some disturbed parts of the country state tourism minister himanta biswa sarma urged his counterparts in the two countries to address this careless oversight and avoid inadvertently alluding assam as a forbidden destinationassam is a fine abode of natural beauty while its peace loving people give immense love and affection to all those who come here any misrepresentation of the actual situation creates unnecessary fears besides impacting the tourism potential of the state as this can have a spiraling effect sarma saidthe british foreign and commonwealth office fco issued advisory to its citizens saying although the overall security situation in the northeast of india is improving some areas within the northeastern states especially in manipur and assam still experience sudden and random outbreaks of violence there have been several incidents of violence in assam including a shooting in kokrajhar on 5 august 2016 resulting in 14 deaths and grenade explosions in lakhimpur karbi anglong and guwahati review your security arrangements carefully seek advice from the local authorities and avoid large crowdsthe australian advisory says we advise you to reconsider your need to travel to these areas due to the risk of armed robbery kidnapping extortion and separatist and insurgent violence including in rural areas insurgent groups have attacked civilians and bombed buildings in these states on 5 august 2016 terrorists attacked a market at balajan tinali in kokrajhar district in the state of assam killing at least 14 civilianssarma termed the kokrajhar incident as a rare occurrence and one which can sadly be experienced by any modern society and added that the law and order situation in assam is perfect and any fear or apprehension is unfoundedhe added i wish to reassure my distinguished friends in the governments of uk and australia that assam is a wonderful land of peace loving people comprising various tribal groups rich flora and fauna magnificent cuisines mesmerizing landscapes and the world famous kaziranga national park which is home to the very rare single horned rhinohe said the diverse ethnic and cultural groups of assamese society have coexisted with enormous harmony and displayed exemplary bonhomie for decades together any representation of minor skirmishes as state wide disturbance amounts to inexplicable exaggeration and causes unnecessary anxiety for our esteemed tourists who wish to visit the state