The Assam Congress has launched an all-out attack against the state government against the “police brutality” during the eviction drive in Sipajhar on Thursday.
The Assam Congress, led by state unit president Bhupen Borah took out a protest rally in Mangaldoi against the incident of police opening fire on protestors during the eviction drive in Sipajhar.
The Assam Congress leaders and workers also staged a demonstration in front of the office of the deputy commissioner of Darrang district.
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Top Assam Congress leaders including Bhupen Borah, Ripun Bora, Rakibul Hussain and Debabrata Saikia took part in the protest rally.
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“We Assam Congress demand immediate suspension of Darrang deputy commissioner and superintendent of police,” Bhupen Borah said.
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Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora said that immediate transfer of the Darrang DC and SP is necessary for a ‘transparent’ judicial inquiry.
Notably, Sushanta Biswa Sarma, the SP of Assam’s Darrang district, is the brother of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Assam government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the clashes that broke out in Assam’s Sipajhar on Thursday during an eviction drive.