New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday stated {that a} case has been registered in opposition to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Kanhaiya Kumar, and different celebration employees for “violence, provocation, assault” throughout Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam.
Earlier at the moment, a conflict erupted between the police and Congress employees as Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra continued in Assam’s Guwahati. This comes because the state authorities and the Congress locked horns over the rally in Assam with the grand previous celebration alleging that the march was attacked by ‘BJP goons’ on Saturday.
In a social media publish, Sarma stated, “With regards to wanton acts of violence, provocation , injury to public property and assault on police personnel at the moment by Cong members , a FIR has been registered in opposition to Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal , Kanhaiya Kumar and different people below part 120(B)143/147/188/283/353/332/333/427 IPC R/W Sec. 3 of PDPP Act.”
With regards to wanton acts of violence, provocation , injury to public property and assault on police personnel at the moment by Cong members , a FIR has been registered in opposition to Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal , Kanhaiya Kumar and different people below part…
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 23, 2024
The case was filed hours after the chief minister directed the Director Common of Police (DGP) to register a case in opposition to Gandhi for “scary the group” to interrupt barricades. “I’ve instructed @DGPAssamPolice to register a case in opposition to your chief @RahulGandhi for scary the group,” the chief minister stated which was in response to a publish of Youth Congress president Srinivas BV.
These should not a part of Assamese tradition. We’re a peaceable state. Such “naxalite techniques” are utterly alien to our tradition.
I’ve instructed @DGPAssamPolice to register a case in opposition to your chief @RahulGandhi for scary the group & use the footage you’ve got posted in your… https://t.co/G84Qhjpd8h
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 23, 2024
Assam Chief Minister earlier at the moment had stated that state police will register a legal case in opposition to Rahul Gandhi and can arrest him after the Lok Sabha election.
Following the conflict incident between police and Congress employees on the Khanapara space, the Assam Chief Minister alleged that Rahul Gandhi had tried to enter Guwahati with round 3000 folks and 200 automobiles.
“We will think about what would have been the state of affairs if 3000 folks and 200 automobiles had entered Guwahati. For six days we had been telling him to go by the route they’re comfy with however to not undergo the center route of Guwahati. Even after saying this, they (Congress employees) clashed with the police,” Assam Chief Minister instructed reporters.
Gandhi is main a Manipur-to-Mumbai Nyay Yatra of the celebration, which entered Assam from Meghalaya on Tuesday for the second and remaining leg of its journey by way of the state. It’s going to journey by way of Assam until January 25.