Guwahati: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Sunday launched a statewide protest campaign accusing Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family of acquiring nearly 12,000 bighas of land by allegedly misusing political power.
Raising the slogan “Deshotkoi Mami Dangor Nohoy,” the Congress organised protest demonstrations at district headquarters across Assam, demanding a comprehensive and impartial investigation into what it described as large-scale land grabbing by the Chief Minister’s family.
Protests were held in multiple districts, including Biswanath, Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Sonitpur, Nagaon, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Tamulpur, Goalpara, Nalbari, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Udalguri and Dhubri.
In Guwahati, hundreds of Congress leaders and workers assembled at the Manavendra Sharma Complex under the leadership of Kamrup (Metro) District Congress President Swapan Das.
Demonstrators raised slogans demanding accountability from the Chief Minister over his alleged assets, with chants asserting that Himanta Biswa Sarma became the owner of vast tracts of land only after assuming office. Slogans critical of the BJP leadership were also raised during the protest.
Several senior Congress leaders and office-bearers took part in the demonstration, including Kushal Sharma, Gopal Sharma, Ramen Sharma, Mahila Congress President Meera Borthakur, APCC Media and Communication Department Chairman Bedabrat Bora, APCC Secretary Imdad Hussain, Kridip Barman and District Congress General Secretary Rupak Das, among others.
Police personnel were deployed at the protest site in Guwahati as the gathering swelled, though the demonstration remained peaceful.
Reiterating their allegations, Congress leaders demanded an immediate, independent probe into the alleged acquisition of 12,000 bighas of land by the Chief Minister’s family and called for strict action if the charges are substantiated.