Assam: Rahul Gandhi will be arrested after Lok Sabha polls for ‘violence’, says CM Himanta Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday reiterated that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi would be arrested after the Lok Sabha elections for alleged violence during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state.

The Assam Police booked Gandhi, among other Congress leaders, on Tuesday for alleged provocation, damage to public property and assault on police personnel.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is a large-scale outreach programme of the Congress led by Gandhi. The Lok Sabha MP is slated to travel 6,200 kms across 15 states.

The march is passing through Assam and has crossed paths with several demonstrations by Bharatiya Janata Party workers, who allegedly vandalised posters, shouted slogans against the Congress and blocked Gandhi’s convoy.

Sarma had directed the state police to register a case against Gandhi after Congress workers allegedly broke barricades and shouted slogans as they were stopped from entering Guwahati as part of their march on Tuesday.

The police attempted to stop them by using batons.

The authorities said that the permission to enter the city had been denied to avoid disruption in traffic movement.

On Wednesday, Sarma said that a special investigation team had been formed to inquire into the matter.

“We have evidence against him [Gandhi],” Sarma said. “We will arrest him after the Lok Sabha polls because any action before the elections would invite...

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