Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared today that he would ensure the arrest of Congress’s Rahul Gandhi — but after the Lok Sabha Election. “If we take action now, they will call it as political move,” he said a day after a police case was filed against the senior Congress leader, who is leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra through Assam.
Listing the key temples that Rahul Gandhi has not visited on his journey — including the famous Kamakshya Temple — Mr Sarma said the Congress’s only goal is to start a row.
“The whole intention of the Yatra was to disturb Assam and the jeopardose the peace in Assam. We defeated this attention seeker of his motive and now let him do whatever he wants to do beyond Dhuburi,” the Chief Minister said in a statement.
“We will form an SIT, the SIT shall investigate the case and we shall arrest him after the Lok Sabha elections are over. If we take action now, they will call it as political move,” he said. “We have proof. Yesterday a major incident could have happened in Guwahati, the way he provoked people,” Mr Sarma added.
The Congress has claimed that its Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra was attacked twice by BJP goons this week.