Guwahati: In a big flip of occasions, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge penned a letter to Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah addressing the alleged safety issues surrounding Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in the course of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam. The plea for intervention comes within the wake of an FIR registered towards Gandhi within the state.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah final night time on the alleged safety points confronted by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam over the previous few days. pic.twitter.com/PW6h2xNM1p
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FIR Towards Rahul For ‘Violence’: Assam CM
Late final night time, an FIR was filed by Assam Police towards distinguished Congress leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi, Okay C Venugopal, and Kanhaiya Kumar. This motion adopted a directive from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing the previous Congress chief of using “Naxalite techniques” to incite social gathering employees in the course of the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra.
In a publish on the social media platform ‘X,’ CM Sarma specified that the FIR encompassed costs associated to violence, provocation, and assault on police personnel underneath numerous sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Public Harm to Public Property Act 1984.
Assam CM’s Warning And Allegations
Earlier on Tuesday, CM Sarma had forewarned that the state police would provoke a legal case towards Rahul Gandhi, with plans for arrest publish Lok Sabha elections. The chief minister alleged that in the course of the conflict between police and Congress employees within the Khanapara space, Rahul Gandhi tried to enter Guwahati with a large convoy of 3000 folks and 200 autos.
Regardless of repeated advisories to decide on an alternate route, the Congress employees clashed with the police, resulting in the next registration of the FIR. CM Sarma asserted that Rahul Gandhi had instigated the incident from atop a automobile and declared {that a} legal case can be registered towards him. Nonetheless, the arrest can be deferred till after the Lok Sabha polls.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Continues Amidst Turmoil
Rahul Gandhi, on the forefront of the social gathering’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Manipur to Mumbai, confronted disruptions as Congress employees clashed with Assam Police whereas making an attempt to enter Guwahati. The Yatra is ready to proceed to Barpeta and Bongaingaon, with a public assembly scheduled within the night at Dhubri on Wednesday. The unfolding occasions elevate issues in regards to the security and safety of political figures partaking in public actions throughout the nation.
