A first information report has been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party’s general secretary KC Venugopal, Kanhaiya Kumar and other leaders “with reference to wanton acts of violence, provocation damage to public property and assault on police personnel” during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra near Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.
“With reference to wanton acts of violence, provocation , damage to public property and assault on police personnel today by Cong members , a FIR has been registered against Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal , Kanhaiya Kumar and other individuals under section 120(B)143/147/188/283/353/332/333/427 IPC R/W Sec. 3 of PDPP Act,” the Assam CM wrote on ‘X’.
This comes hours after Sarma directed Assam police DGP to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly provoking the crowd after clashes during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ near Guwahati border.
The Assam CM, replying to a video of the classes between Congress workers and police personnel posted by youth Congress chief Srinivas BV, said that the footage will be used as evidence.
“I have instructed DGP Assam Police to register a case against your leader Rahul Gandhi for provoking the crowd & use the footage you have posted on your handles as the evidence,” he wrote in post on ‘X’.
Earlier in the day, clashes erupted between Assam police personnel and Congress workers near Guwahati border after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ was stopped from entering the city.
Angry Congress workers took down the police barricading and shouted slogans against the Assam chief minister.
In a video shared by Congress leaders, Congress workers chanting Rahul Gandhi Zindabad slogans were seen confronting police personnel, who resorted to lathicharge to disperse the protesters.