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The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Congress workers hurl water bottle at Assam CM's convoy
Congress workers allegedly hurled a water bottle at the convoy of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma in Golaghat district on Monday (June 30, 2025). The Chief Minister was on an official visit to the eastern Assam district. Also Read | Beef being 'weaponised' against Hindus, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Mr. Sarma later told journalists that local Congress workers resorted to hurling the water bottle to impress their leaders in Guwahati. 'It would have been better had the bottle hit me,' he said. Sharing the incident on X, Information Minister Pijush Hazarika posted: 'This is how @INCAssam tried to sabotage democracy in Assam. Today, their goons attacked the Chief Minister of Assam with bottles; tomorrow, these same goons will launch grenades? These cowards will not be spared — both electorally and legally. Mark my word @GauravGogoiAsm.' This is how @INCAssam tried to sabotage democracy in Assam. Today their goons attacked the Chief Minister of Assam with bottles, tomorrow these same goons will launch grenades ? These cowards will not be spared - both electorally and legally. Mark my word @GauravGogoiAsm, — Pijush Hazarika (@Pijush_hazarika) June 30, 2025 The Bharatiya Janata Party said the condemnable incident exposed the growing frustration within the Congress. The BJP's Assam unit president, Dilip Saikia, said everyone had the right to protest peacefully in a democracy. 'But, when a protest turns violent, it only reflects the deep frustration of the party involved. Such behaviour is dangerous for democracy,' he said. He asked how the Congress leadership could dream of forming a government 'with such a mindset'.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Congress workers hurl water bottle at Assam CM Himanta's convoy in Golaghat
GUWAHATI: A water bottle was hurled at the convoy of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma by alleged Congress workers on Monday. The incident occurred in upper Assam's Golaghat when Sarma was passing through the area during an official visit. The Congress workers were protesting the alleged sale of 90 Gir cows, procured by the state government, to a few individuals, including a minister's wife and a few BJP MLAs. The government earlier procured 300 cows for the Gorukhuti dairy project. CM Himanta told the media if the Congress workers had not protested, they would have been answerable to their leaders in Guwahati. 'It would have been better if the bottle had hit me,' he said. Minister Pijush Hazarika shared a video of the incident on X. He wrote, 'This is how @INCAssam tried to sabotage democracy in Assam. Today, their goons attacked the Chief Minister of Assam with bottles; tomorrow, will these same goons launch grenades? These cowards will not be spared - both electorally and legally. Mark my word @GauravGogoiAsm.'
Mint
a day ago
- Politics
- Mint
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma 'attacked' with bottles by Congress workers, alleges Assam minister, says ‘goons won't be spared'
Assam Minister and state government spokesperson Piyush Hazarika on Monday slammed the Congress for trying to 'sabotage' democracy in the state and alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was 'attacked with bottles by 'Congress goons'. In a message posted on X, Hazarika said, 'This is how @INCAssam tried to sabotage democracy in Assam. Today their goons attacked the Chief Minister of Assam with bottles, tomorrow these same goons will launch grenades?' 'These cowards will not be spared - both electorally and legally. Mark my word @GauravGogoiAsm,' he wrote while tagging Congress party's Assam chief Gaurav Gogoi. Opposition Congress workers on Monday waved black flags at Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's convoy in Golaghat district as they were protesting the alleged sale of 90 Gir cows, which were procured by the government, to individuals including a minister's wife. Four people were detained in connection with this incident, the police said. According to a PTI report, the Congress party had launched protests in all district headquarters against the alleged sale of the cows procured during the 2022-23 financial year by the state government for its Garukhuti Agricultural Project. Public Health Engineering Department Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah recently claimed that 90 of these cows were sold off to private individuals as there was 'inadequate infrastructure' to house them. Subsequently, a list was released and the minister's wife had allegedly bought 20 of these cows, the report added. Besides protests, the Congress also filed complaints in various police stations seeking action against the minister for alleged 'misappropriation of public property, cheating and corruption' in connection with the procurement of cows for the project. The chief minister who was on a day-long visit to Golaghat later told reporters: 'The Congress will have to protest. How will they survive otherwise? I really appreciate that they came out in this heat to protest. They too have to answer to their leaders,' he added. Referring to the sale of cows, Sarma said that it is surprising that a party that supports 'Qurbani' during Eid is now protesting against cows who were saved and given shelter, PTI reported. 'It is the BJP's 'dharma' to protect cows and that is what some of them have done. The Congress has no moral right to protest against this,' he said. The cows are alive and are being taken care of and 'those who kill and eat cows are now talking about protecting them,' he said.
Deccan Herald
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Congress worker attacked party MP, MLA after being denied panchayat poll ticket: Himanta
At the heart of the incident in Dhing was an @INCIndia leader who took money from two people to sell one ticket. Cong leaders in Delhi must not play the victim card and blame the BJP, rather they must control the corruption within @INCAssam. #AssamPanchayatPolls
