On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the Assam government has decided to remit jail sentences of 20 prisoners.

Of the total number of prisoners to be released today, on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Gandhiji, an official release stated.

Five each are from Dibrugarh and Golaghat Central Jails, four from Dhemaji Central Jail; two from Tinsukia and one each is from Jorhat, Barpeta, Tezpur and Nagaon jails, it added.