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An FIR has been filed against senior congress leader for instigating violence in Assam.
CM Sarma said on wednesday "The Assam Police has filed a Suo-Moto case against congress leader and other senior congress leaders for instigating violence during Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
The Assam Police has filed FIR and a SIT has been constituted to investigate the matter.
CM Himanta declared to arrest the congress Leader after the Lok Sabha Elections. The Elections are due within a few months in country. He stated that if we arrest him now they will declare it a political move.
Sarma had instructed the Assam DGP to file a case against Rahul Gandhi for instigating the crowd to break barricades and try to enter Guwahati. This led to a scuffle between Police and Congress workers in which four police officers and few congress leaders sustained injuries.
The FIR was filed on the congress leader under the sections of IPC which deals with criminal conspiracy and unlawful assembly.
Assam Police has claimed that Congress Leader chose a different route for Yatra than the one which was provided to them by Police Department.
Congress National President wrote a 2 page letter to home minister Amit Shah, raising concerns regarding safety of rahul gandhi in Assam.
In his letter he mentioned 5 incidents of security breach during Rahul's Bharat Jodo yatra and urged the HM to ensure safety of Rahul in Assam by giving instructions to Assam CM and Police chief.
Rahul Addressed the gathering from car top, where he called Himant Biswa Sarma Country's most corrupt CM. He also said that BJP-RSS wants to run Assam from Nagpur and spreads hatred. Rahul aslo attacked on PM Modi for not visiting Manipur.