A violent incident took place ahead of the November 13 by-elections for Samaguri assembly seat in Assam. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress party have accused each other of opening fire on their supporters in the past 24 hours. Police provided the information on Sunday. Three journalists who went to cover the violence were allegedly beaten by Congress supporters. The violence occurred on Saturday.
MLA Jitu Goswami’s vehicle comes under fire
Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sharma accused the Congress party of “condoning violence under the cover of darkness” to intimidate BJP workers. He said no one would be allowed to weaken the democratic process. A police officer said, “We received information about the shooting incident in Mari Puthikhaiti village in Samaguri. The BJP workers claimed that the vehicle of ruling MLA Jitu Goswami was shot at at the house of a Congress worker.
Ismail Hussein’s son Imam al-Din shot dead
Goswami and BJP leader Suresh Bora were traveling in the car, police officials said. However, no one was injured in the incident. The official said, “Congress workers claimed that the BJP workers fired at Imamuddin, the son of the party’s former district panchayat member Ismail Hussain, thus causing his legs The head was injured.”
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Police said the injured Imam al-Din was taken to a nearby hospital. According to the official, the allegations are being substantiated. In another incident, independent candidate Musabir Ali Ahmed was found seriously injured and in a comatose state on a road near his house in Grant area of Katimari. Ahmed’s supporters immediately took him to Nagaon, where he is receiving treatment at a private hospital.
CM targets Congress
Chief Minister Sharma said in a post of “X”, “I strongly condemn the attack on MLA Jitu Goswami Hon. Copies are shown on camera and indulge in violence under cover of darkness to intimidate our workers.
The election is held here on November 13
Let us tell you that Congress has appointed Dhubri MP Rakipur Hussain’s son Tangir as its candidate for the by-election. The BJP has fielded D Ranjan Sharma here. Voting will be held here on November 13. The results will be announced on November 23.
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