Nyay Yatra: Cong alleges attack on Jairam Ramesh’s car, media persons in Sonitpur district of Assam

Assam: On Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered the police enquire after Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that his vehicle was attacked and media persons accompanying the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ were “manhandled” by miscreants in Sonitpur district of Assam.

On social media platform X, Jairam Ramesh posted,”My vehicle was attacked a few minutes ago at Jumugurihat, Sunitpur by an unruly BJP crowd who also tore off the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra stickers from the windshield. They threw water and shouted anti-BJNY slogans. But we kept our composure, waved to the hooligans and sped away. This is undoubtedly the Assam CM @himantabiswa ’s doing. We are not intimidated and will soldier on.”

On social media platform X, Assam CM directed Assam Police DGP GP Singh to register a case and investigate the allegations. Sharing Jairam Ramesh’s X post where he had made the allegations, CM Sarma said, “Please register a case and investigate the allegations @gpsinghips @DGPAssamPolice.”

The Rahul Gandhi-led Yatra is on its fourth day in the state, travelling from Biswanth district through Sonitpur to Nagaon. On social media, the video shared by Ramesh showed his car bieng blocked by a group of men, some of whom were holding BJP flags.

Ramesh could be seen waving at the people outside even as the car tried to make its way through. The men also attacked the cameraman and other members of the Congress social media team, including women, the party said in another post on X.

The Congress leader also blamed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the incident saying this was his doing. He said, “This is undoubtedly the Assam CM @himantabiswa’s doing. We are not intimidated and will soldier on.”

असम में 'भारत जोड़ो न्याय यात्रा' के दौरान BJP के गुंडों ने कांग्रेस महासचिव @Jairam_Ramesh जी की गाड़ी को रोका, गाड़ी पर लगे यात्रा के स्टीकर को फाड़ दिया।

BJP के गुंडों ने कांग्रेस सोशल मीडिया टीम के कैमरामैन और अन्य सदस्यों पर भी हमला किया, जिसमें महिलाएं भी थीं।

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— Congress (@INCIndia) January 21, 2024

Congress’ communications coordinator Mahima Singh told media,”The camera, badge and other apparatus of a vlogger who has been covering the Yatra were snatched. Members of the social media team of the party were also manhandled.”