Nine BJP members held, probe ordered into Assam Congress office attack


Guwahati, Dec 29 (IANS): Nine BJP members, including two senior leaders, have been arrested for their involvement in an attack at the Congress state headquarters here, as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday ordered a probe into Monday's clash between Congress and BJP workers that left many people injured.

Gogoi said an additional chief secretary level officer will carry out the probe and submit a report to him by 15 days.

Gogoi termed as "pre-planned" the attack by BJP workers at the Congress headquarters 'Rajiv Bhavan'.

He accused the BJP of trying to bring in "gundaraj" (hooliganism) to Assam ahead of next year's assembly elections.

"We have already ordered a probe and there will be action against the guilty," Gogoi said.

"The attack on Congress workers inside Rajiv Bhavan is not only condemnable but also a rare in the whole of India. They (BJP) are trying to bring in 'gundaraj' to Assam. The incident indicates that they are trying to scare Congress workers ahead of next year's polls," Gogoi said.

He said this indicated that the BJP will use "muscle power" in the polls.

"They resorted to gundaraj when there is a Congress government in Assam. One can well imagine what will happen if they come to power in Assam," he said.

Without naming his former minister and now BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, Gogoi said there were reports that he may be involved.

"Two BJP leaders who were involved also have criminal records against them. I do not want to name them at present but the whole truth will come to the fore after completion of the probe," Gogoi added.

The BJP workers were agitating on Monday over an objectionable remark by former agriculture minister Nilamoni Sen Deka on union Human Resource Minister Smriti Irani.

BJP leaders, on the other hand, claimed they were demonstrating peacefully outside Rajiv Bhavan, when some Congress workers pelted stones and hit them with bamboo sticks.

  

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  • MICHAEL NORONHA, MYSURU

    Thu, Dec 31 2015

    Gogoi should respond to such attacks by ensuring a win in the elections for his party. A victory for his party will be a fitting reply to the attackers.

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  • shaji, mangalore

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    BJP is really a goonda party and 99 percents of its candidates are goondas / lafangas / dakus / chores. Arrest these goondas who ransacked congress office and done loss to property. Arrest them under goonda act and debar them to Andaman and let them stay there not less than 25 years.

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  • Deju, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    wt else can be expected from this double standard party ... neither know how to rule .. and have very wealthy mind to do this kind of politics .... shame on you .....ruined year for 60 years

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  • Deju, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    What else we can expect from dhongi's .. no guts to rule and have wealthy crucade mind to engage into this kind of politics from last 60 years ........ chamcha giri at high

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  • Krish, Dubai

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    TODAY MANY RATS CAME OUT FROM RAT HOLE AFTER CONGREST'S CHADDI FALL DOWN IN PUBLIC.

    any way if the 9 leaders found guilty should be punished.

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  • Dr S Kamath, Mumbai

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    A Congee minister threw Dirty and Nasty Comments against Our Central Govt HRD Minister and when BJP Protests they are jailed instead of taking action against that Congee minister .
    This was the reason Congee lost in 2014 May Loksabha elections and they will loose Assam Assembly elections as well now

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    Grapes are Sour ...

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Washington,DC.

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    Jossey is a great fan of HRD Minister Smriti...may be because she likes to shop in Goa for garments...

    ...JH...

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    @ Dr Kamath sir,

    Keep dreaming.., may be it will prove good for health..,
    on a lighter side.., don't forget to take pill to forget Bihar/New delhi/Guj panchayat election outcome.

    we all can observe/experience the venom vomiting angry breed of youths in our coastal region is increasing day by day..., to be honest if i am not mistaken, it appears even the police force are thinking twice to take action against them on a fear that it may do more damage than good.., just imagine...,
    Hey ram ...., save Hindustan...!!!

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  • RAJESH, MULKY

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    Indeed... what a civilized way to protest...but what to do ?that is the only way they know..

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 30 2015

    What else do you expect from BJP and their goondas.

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  • MW, Dubai

    Tue, Dec 29 2015

    Now clean chit for these 9 gundas

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Dec 29 2015

    Today I had ENOUGH ...

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