‘Rahul Gandhi faced serious security issues during Congress yatra’, Kharge writes to Shah
Rahul Gandhi during the Assam leg of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. This came hours after Congress leaders were booked for "wanton acts of violence" by the Assam Police. In the letter, Kharge called on Amit Shah to ensure the former Congress chief's safety during the Yatra.
“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," the Congress President wrote. He listed out such incidents in Sibsagar district, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, and Nagaon, PTI reported. 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. "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 miscreants shouting anti-BJNY (Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra) slogans, tearing off the BJNY sticker on the vehicle, and attempting to throw water on the passengers inside," the Congress chief said. "On the same day in Sonitpur district, the BJP's district party workers approached and blocked Shri. Rahul Gandhi's convoy.
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