CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that Assam’s BJP-led Government has been threatening people against joining the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ and also refusing permissions for programmes along the route. But people are not afraid of the BJP, Gandhi claimed addressing a while public gathering at Biswanath Chariali, the headquarters of Biswanath district. He also asserted that the party will win by huge margins against the BJP in the coming elections.

 

At the gathering, Gandhi said, “We don’t make long speeches as part of the Yatra. We travel every day for 7-8 hours, listen to your issues and our aim is to raise these issues.” Assam Cong chief assaulted, Ramesh car attacked; party demands probe: ASSAM Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah was assaulted while central leader Jairam Ramesh’s car was targeted in Assam’s Sonitpur district during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Sunday.

 

The party has demanded a judicial inquiry into the attack on Borah, alleging involvement of a BJP MLA and his supporters. According to Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) spokesperson Bedabrata Bora, a mob stopped Borah’s car as he was driving to join the yatra’s main entourage after a brief break. “As the mob came in front of his convoy, our President stepped out of his car to see what was happening. He was punched on the nose, which left him bleeding,” he said.