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FIR Against Rahul Gandhi For ‘Violence, Assault’ During Yatra In Assam

An FIR Was Registered Against Rahul Gandhi And Other Congress Leaders After A Scuffle Broke Out Between People Taking Part In The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra And The Assam Police...

An FIR Was Registered Against Rahul Gandhi And Other Congress Leaders After A Scuffle Broke Out Between People Taking Part In The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra And The Assam Police When The Yatra Tried To Enter Guwahati City. Several People Were Injured , Including Congress’s Assam Chief Bhupen Borah.

FIR Against Rahul Gandhi For ‘Violence, Assault’ During Yatra In Assam

Why In The News?

  • An FIR Was Registered Against Rahul Gandhi And Other Congress Leaders After A Scuffle Broke Out Between People Taking Part In The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra And The Assam Police When The Yatra Tried To Enter Guwahati City. Several People Were Injured , Including Congress’s Assam Chief Bhupen Borah.
  • Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Had Earlier Said That He Instructed Police To Register A Case Against Rahul Gandhi For “Provoking The Crowd”. Before The Yatra Arrived In Guwahati, Sarma Had Said They Would Not Be Allowed Inside The City As It Would Cause Congestion.
  • Assam Director General Of Police G P Singh Said, “Lawful Action Is Being Taken Against Such Leaders And Participants Who Instigated, Led And Participated In Unlawful Activities”.
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What Do We Know?

  • On Tuesday Morning, Participants Of The Yatra Set Out From Meghalaya Towards Guwahati, Travelling Along The Highway. At Khanapara, They Found That The Road Leading Into The City From The Highway Was Barricaded By Police.
  • The Yatris Who Were On Foot, Ahead Of The Bus Carrying Rahul Gandhi, Pushed Against The Barricades In A Confrontation With Police Personnel Deployed There. Assam Police Said Its Personnel Had To Push Back At The Yatris, Who Attempted To Break Through The Barricades.
  • State Congress Chief Borah And Party Leader Jakir Hussain Sikdar Were Injured In The Scuffle. Borah Had Also Been Injured Two Days Ago In Assam’s Sonitput District When A Group Carrying BJP Flags Sought To Attack Vehicles That Were Part Of The Yatra.
  • The Assam DGP Said The Yatra Had Been Given Permission To Use The Highway To Pass Through Guwahati And Reach Their Next Destination – Hajo In Kamrup District. However, On Tuesday, Participants Of The Yatra “Insisted” On Changing The Route, He Said.

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