Mallikarjun Kharge writes to Amit Shah on 'security issues' faced by Rahul Gandhi in Assam during Congress Yatra
Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on «security issues» faced by party leader Rahul Gandhi during the Assam leg of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. In a letter, Kharge called on Shah to ensure Gandhi's safety during the Yatra.
The Assam police on Tuesday registered a case against Gandhi and other Congress leaders for instigating a crowd to launch an attack on Guwahati police.
Earlier in the day, the state police didn't allow the Gandhi-led Yatra to enter the city, triggering protests from irate Congress workers who removed security barricades on the outskirts of the city.
In his letter to the Union home minister, Kharge said there have been several instances where the Assam Police «has been found wanting in providing adequate security that Rahul Gandhi who is entitled to as a Z+ security» since the Yatra entered the state on January 18.
He listed out such incidents in Sibsagar district, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Nagaon.
Kharge said on the first day of the Yatra in the state, Assam Police was found protecting the posters of the BJP in Amguri, Sibsagar district instead of ensuring safe passage for the Yatra.
The next day, «miscreants associated with the BJP» were caught defacing and taking down posters and hoardings of the Yatra in Lakhimpur district, he said.
Later, when the Yatra returned from Arunachal Pradesh, there was «another outrageous attack» on the Yatra in Sonitpur district, where the local Superintendent of Police happens to be the brother of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kharge said.
«He watched to see that BJP workers attacked and manhandled the Indian National Congress Social Media team, along with our General Secretary, Shri. Jairam Ramesh. Shri Ramesh's car was attacked, while
