Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma orders DGP to register case against Rahul Gandhi for 'provoking crowd'
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Chandigarh, January 23
A clash broke out between police and Congress workers in Assam’s Guwahati during the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Tuesday.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the DGP had been instructed to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for provoking the crowd.
The Rahul Gandhi-led Yatra was stopped from entering the city, triggering protests from the Congress workers who broke barricades and raised slogans.
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The police had to use force to stop the Congress supporters from moving forward.
Sarma had earlier said that the Yatra would not be allowed to enter the city to avoid traffic jams.
Large crowds had gathered at Guwahati Chowk in Khanapara and welcomed Gandhi with slogans and drum beats.
“We have won as we have broken the barricades,” AICC in-charge for Assam Jitendra Singh said.
The Yatra, which entered Meghalaya on Monday, returned to Assam for its last leg and will travel through the outskirts of the state’s largest city Guwahati. The Yatra will be in Assam till Thursday.
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