Cong issues showcause notice to Ahmed for ‘provocative comments’

GUWAHATI: The Assam Congress on Friday issued a showcause notice to

MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed

for his “provocative comments” regarding the Dholpur eviction drive in Darrang district.

The party has also asked its Baghbar MLA to explain accusations levelled against him of being an agent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and being sponsored to make such comments to harm the Congress, especially with the bypolls looming large over the horizon, due to his closeness to the chief minister.

Assam PCC general secretary

Bobbeeta Sharma

has asked Ahmed to furnish an explanation for his actions to state Congress president

Bhupen Borah

within three days. “As a lawmaker, your communally provocative comments in media, gnawing at old wounds of the past incidents of Assam agitation, when people of Assam, across communities had suffered, is totally insensitive and uncalled for. APCC views your comments as politically motivated with intent to cause damage to the Congress party just prior to the bye-elections,” the notice said.

It stated that earlier also he had twice allegedly given “communally provocative” statements and had gone “against” the discipline of the party. “Despite warnings from the party leadership, you have again made communally provocative comments on Assam agitation incidents on Wednesday and Thursday in front of the media that has gone viral in social media platforms as well, which is not acceptable to the Congress party and APCC views that such comments wi

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