Assam Congress has served a show cause notice to party MLA Sherman Ali for allegedly making communal remarks and โ€œacting as an agent of the BJPโ€.

โ€œAllegations are rife within party and even outside that you are acting as an agent of the BJP while being a part of the Congress party,โ€ the show cause notice read.

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It adds: โ€œโ€ฆdue to your closeness to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma you are being sponsored to make such comments to cause damage to the Congress specially during election time.โ€

Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah has also sought โ€˜explanationโ€™ from Sherman Ali for allegedly making โ€œcommunally provocative statementsโ€.

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โ€œThe president therefore, issues you a show cause notice for breach of party discipline for deliberately acting in a way calculated to lower the prestige of the Congress,โ€ the show cause notice reads.

MLA Sherman Ali on September 29 had allegedly made provocative communal remarks in the media, โ€œwith intent to disturb social harmony prior to by-electionsโ€.