‘Political FIR’ lodged against our leaders in Assam: Congress
Congress on Wednesday alleged that a “political FIR” has been registered without any factual basis regarding the case registered in Guwahati against several of its leaders including Rahul Gandhi. Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh also said that legal steps will be taken in this regard at the appropriate time.
Taking suo motu cognizance, Assam Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders for their involvement in the violence. Speaking to reporters in Assam’s North Salmara, Ramesh sarcastically said, “Thank you to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sharma for promoting ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ through his actions.”
Ramesh said, “This is a political FIR and not based on facts. The evidence and video are in front of all of you (media). We will not be afraid because this is another threat from the Chief Minister of Assam.
He said that Congress will explore legal options regarding the FIR that Guwahati Police has filed against various national and state leaders like Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Jitendra Singh, Jairam Ramesh, Srinivas BV, Kanhaiya Kumar, Gaurav Gogoi, Bhupen Bora. Is filed against.
Ramesh said, “The journey will continue. We live in a democracy. The Prime Minister visits every country and calls it the mother of democracy. But this is the murder of democracy in Assam.” The Congress general secretary said the fight is against the ideology of the BJP-RSS and Sharma is a ”symbol” of an ideology that aims to distort and rewrite the country’s history. Makes efforts.
Ramesh said, “Corruption has been the main issue since Himanta Vishwa Sharma became the Chief Minister. Rahul Gandhi met many people, who said that they are fed up with the large-scale irregularities.
