Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, January 24, dared the Assam government to file "as many cases as it can" against him but he will not be intimidated. The state police has filed a case against Gandhi and other Congress leaders for allegedly provoking crowd.
On the seventh day of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Assam's Barpeta district, Gandhi slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and termed him the "most corrupt CM" of the country with a series of allegations related to land and areca nut.
"I don't know how Himanta Biswa Sarma got the idea that he can intimidate me by filing cases. File as many cases as you can. File 25 more cases, I am not going to be intimidated. BJP-RSS cannot intimidate me", he added.
#WATCH बारपेटा में भारत जोड़ो न्याय यात्रा के दौरान कांग्रेस नेता राहुल गांधी ने कहा, "पता नहीं कहां से उसके(हिमंत बिस्वा सरमा) दिमाग में आ गया कि वो राहुल गांधी को डरा सकता है। जितने केस लगाने में लगा दीजिए, मैं नहीं डरता...25 केस लगाए हैं, 25 और लगा दीजिए..." pic.twitter.com/ZOnaQwWiNT
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The Guwahati Police on Tuesday suo motu registered an FIR against Gandhi and other leaders for wanton acts of violence in the state capital.
Gandhi started the seventh day of the Yatra in Assam with a roadshow from Barpeta town to New Bus stand, where he addressed the public, of the district headquarters in a four-wheeler.
He was seen sitting on the roof of a sports utility vehicle, which slowly moved through the main roads of the town amidst a sea of people waving the National Flag along with that of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' (BJNY), Congress party and other opposition parties like CPI(M).
Gandhi alleged that the BJP-RSS ideology has burned Manipur for several months now with people still being killed and houses set ablaze, but the Prime Minister of the country has not visited the state till date.
The Yatra, led by the Congress MP, commenced from Manipur on January 14 and will culminate on March 20 in Mumbai. The Assam leg of the march, which started on January 18, will continue till January 25. It will travel 833 km in 17 districts.
The Yatra plans to cover 6,713 km in 67 days while passing through 110 districts in 15 states.
With inputs from PTI
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