Barpeta District Youth Congress has filed an FIR against Assam’s minister for finance, health and Education and senior BJP leader Dr Himanta Bishwa Sarma.
The FIR has been filed by the district Youth Congress unit at Manida police outpost in Barpeta district accusing the BJP leader of making ‘unconstitutional, false, communal and illegal’ statements during his talk show with the Consulting Editor of a Guwahati-based Assamese TV Channel on January 16 last.
The FIR signed by 21 members of Barpeta District Youth Congress (DYC) including its president Anwarul Islam Khan has accused the minister of making false statements during the talks show about heavy presence of ‘Bangladeshis Muslim foreigners’ in Baghbar LAC.
The FIR also stated that the minister’ statement regarding shifting of Moinbari Satra to Sarbhog due to ‘aggressive behaviour’ of local Muslim community was baseless and false.