HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Jan 23: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asked the Director General of Police (DGP) to register a case against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for provoking the crowd which broke barricades here.
Sarma also termed the action of participants of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as “naxalite tactics”.
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“These are not part of Assamese culture. We are a peaceful state. Such “naxalite tactics” are completely alien to our culture. I have instructed @DGPAssamPolice to register a case against your leader @RahulGandhi for provoking the crowd & use the footage you have posted on your handles as the evidence,” Sarma wrote on micro-blogging site X in response to a post of Youth Congress president Srinivas BV.
“Your unruly behaviour and violation of agreed guidelines have resulted in a massive traffic jam in Guwahati now,” Sarma added.
The CM said evidence is emerging as to how Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Jitendra Singh instigated the mob to kill Assam police personnel.
“Our police personnel are servants of the public and do not belong to any royal family. Rest assured, law has a long arm, it will definitely reach you”, Sarma said.
Alleging that there was a conspiracy to stop Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ again by putting up barricades, the IYC chief on X said, “Use as many sticks as you want…This war will continue now”.
The Rahul Gandhi-led yatra was stopped from entering the city, triggering protests from Congress workers who broke barricades and raised slogans.
Gandhi later addressed party supporters on the outskirts of the city, and said, “We have broken barricades, but will not break the law”.
Police, which had set up barricades at two places to prevent the Yatra from entering the city limits, had to use force to stop the Congress workers.
Meanwhile, DGP DG Singh said that appropriate legal action is underway against leaders and participants involved in instigating and leading unlawful activities during a road event organised by the Congress party in Assam.
“On being advised to stick to the original Advanced Security Liasoning (ASL) plan, the participants of road event, at the instigation of senior leaders, tried to force their way by changing the route which was resisted by the @assampolice”, the DGP posted on X.
He further said that the road event, led by Congress leader Gandhi, was intended to travel from Meghalaya towards Kamrup through Guwahati. Despite permission granted for one of the major roads after discussions with organisers and ASL planning, participants insisted on altering the route, causing potential disruption to city life and compromising the security of a Z+ category-protected person involved in the event.
“This was done to ensure least inconvenience to general road users. However, participants of the event insisted on changing the route that would have thrown city life out of gear and also jeopardised the security of a Z+ category-protected person who is part of the road event”, Singh said.
“Participants used force to break some barricades causing injury to some policemen and the general public. Sensing and seeing threat to life and property, @GuwahatiPol used persuasion to turn the event back to the allotted route,” he stated.
DGP Singh further emphasised the commitment to providing a safe passage for the road event while ensuring the safety and security of the general public. Organizers were advised to adhere to the decisions made during ASL after mutual discussions.
“We remain committed to provide safe passage to the road event while ensuring safety and security of the general people. The organisers are again advised to stick to decisions arrived at by the ASL after mutual discussions”, Singh added.
Police had set up barricades at two locations to prevent the Yatra from entering city limits, leading to the use of force to stop Congress workers.
In response, Congress leader Gandhi claimed that BJP president JP Nadda had taken the same route without obstruction.
