Assam CM directs police to file case against Rahul Gandhi for 'provoking crowd'
Guwahati, Jan 23: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday instructed the Director General of Police (DGP) to register a case against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for "provoking the crowd" to break barricades, and called their actions "Naxalite tactics".
"I have instructed @DGPAssamPolice to register a case against your leader @RahulGandhi for provoking the crowd," the chief minister posted on 'X' in response to a post of Youth Congress president Srinivas BV.
Sarma said the footage posted by Srinivas on his handles will be used as evidence.
'These are not part of Assamese culture. We are a peaceful state. Such 'Naxalite tactics' are completely alien to our culture," the chief minister said.
'Your unruly behaviour and violation of agreed guidelines have resulted in a massive traffic jam in Guwahati now," Sarma added.
The CM said evidence is emerging as to how Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Jitendra Singh instigated the mob to kill Assam police personnel.
"Our police personnel are servants of the public and do not belong to any royal family. Rest assured, law has a long arm, it will definitely reach you", Sarma said.
Alleging that there was a conspiracy to stop Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' again by putting up barricades, the IYC chief on X said, "Use as many sticks as you want...This war will continue now".
The Rahul Gandhi-led yatra was stopped from entering the city, triggering protests from Congress workers who broke barricades and raised slogans.
Gandhi later addressed party supporters on the outskirts of the city, and said, "We have broken barricades, but will not break the law".
The police, which had set up barricades at two places to prevent the Yatra from entering the city limits, had to use force to stop the Congress workers.
Meanwhile, DGP DG Singh said appropriate legal action is being taken against leaders and participants who instigated, led and participated in unlawful activities.
'On being advised to stick to the original Advanced Security Liasoning (ASL) plan, the participants of road event, at the instigation of senior leaders, tried to force their way by changing the route which was resisted by the @assampolice', the DGP posted on 'X'.
'Participants used force to break some barricades causing injury to some policemen and the general public. Sensing and seeing threat to life and property, @GuwahatiPol used persuasion to turn the event back to the allotted route," he said.
Gandhi's road event was to travel from Meghalaya towards Kamrup through Guwahati. Of the two major roads, permission was given to use one of them after deliberations with organisers and ASL was done accordingly, he said.
'This was done to ensure least inconvenience to general road users. However, participants of the event insisted on changing the route that would have thrown city life out of gear and also jeopardised the security of a Z+ category-protected person who is part of the road event', Singh said.
'We remain committed to provide safe passage to the road event while ensuring safety and security of the general people. The organisers are again advised to stick to decisions arrived at the ASL after mutual discussions', Singh said.
Police, which had set up barricades at two places to prevent the Yatra from entering the city limits, had to use force to stop the Congress workers.
Addressing supporters, Gandhi said while BJP president JP Nadda took the same route, they were not allowed.
The yatra would be in Assam till Thursday.
प्रमाण सामने आ रहे हैं कि किस प्रकार से राहुल गांधी और जितेंद्र सिंह ने भीड़ को असम पुलिस के जवानों को मारने के लिए भड़काया।
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 23, 2024
हमारे जवान जनता के सेवक हैं, किसी शाही परिवार के नहीं।
निश्चिंत रहिए, क़ानून के हाथ बहुत लंबे होते हैं, आप तक जरूर पहुंचेंगे। pic.twitter.com/MqW1vyo73V
These are not part of Assamese culture. We are a peaceful state. Such “naxalite tactics” are completely alien to our culture.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 23, 2024
I have instructed @DGPAssamPolice to register a case against your leader @RahulGandhi for provoking the crowd & use the footage you have posted on your… https://t.co/G84Qhjpd8h
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Centre to consider setting up inquiry for not allotting flats in Delhi under JNNURM: Manohar Lal
New Delhi (PTI): Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Monday said the Centre will consider a suggestion to set up an inquiry for non-allotment of around 48,000 flats constructed in the national capital for the poor under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Replying to a supplementary during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said flats in Delhi were constructed in 2012 under the JNNURM scheme, with the support of both the central and state government.
Lal said he was "astonished" that these homes were not allotted to the poor by the then Delhi government under Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
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He said the conditions of the remaining flats, nearly 48,000 units, have become worse and some are not even livable.
The minister was replying to a question by Rajya Sabha Member Swati Maliwal, who said that only 4,871 flats were allotted to the poor out of the total 52,344 flats constructed.
Maliwal accused the then AAP government in Delhi for not allotting these flats because of vote bank politics as it wanted to take credit.
She asked the government whether it would initiate an inquiry to punish the guilty and also plans to repair these flats.
To this, the minister said, "we will consider the suggestion (of the member) that culprits get punishment".
Lal said the current Delhi government under BJP has come forward to repair these homes so that it could be allotted to the poor who are living in slums.
Those homes which are not livable would be inspected and thereafter demolished for reconstruction, the minister added.
