Assam CM Himanta Sarma warns ‘2 bad elements will be arrested after…' as Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra reaches Majuli
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma surged on the second day in the state. On Friday Jorhat Police registered a case against some individuals associated with the Congress' ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra for alleged deviation from its original route. On Friday, sharpening his dig at the “Miya Yatra", Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he had asked the Congress leaders “not to pass through Guwahati, as it has medical colleges and hospitals".
"We will give permission for any alternative route if they seek," he added. On being prodded further by media personnel, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "If the Congress reach Guwahati without permission, no case will be filed then as “I don't want to give them unnecessary limelight in the national media". A case will be filed later and two "bad elements" participating in the rally will be arrested 3-4 months after the Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said without divulging the identity of his "targets".
On Friday morning, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma was trying to derail the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state, because he was rattled by the response from the people. Ramesh, the party's general secretary, asserted that the Yatra will, however, continue with its itinerary in the state for another six days as scheduled. "The Assam CM can abuse and defame, he can threaten and intimidate but we are not afraid.
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