Nyay yatra also blocked in Guwahati; conflict

Rahul Gandhi interacting with people at Bar Peda in Assam as part of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

 Chief Minister's instruction to file a case against Rahul

      

Guwahati: The Bharat Jo Do Nyay Yatra led by Congress Ne Thaw Rahul Gandhi MP was blocked from entering Guwahati city. The activists crossed the barricades shouting slogans and clashed with the police.

Assam DG files case against Rahul Gandhi for provoking crowd Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma gave instructions to P. Rahul responded that despite crossing the barricades, he did not intend to take the law into his hands.

Earlier, the Chief Minister had informed that the Nyay Yatra was denied entry to the city to avoid traffic jams. A large police force was also deployed with barricades at two places to stop the movement. Thousands gathered at Guwahati Chowk to welcome the yatra.

When Rahul arrived, he crossed the barricades and tried to go ahead. Addressing the workers, Rahul said that the Congress workers are not cowards and will defeat the BJP in the next election and capture the government. However, the Chief Minister directed to file a case against Rahul by pointing out that Congress's is a Naxalite struggle and cannot be ignored. He also alleged that many policemen were injured in the attack by the activists.

At the same time, there was controversy when the authorities denied permission at the last minute to Rahul's meeting with the students of a private university in Meghalaya. Speaking to the students from the Nyaya Yatra bus, Rahul alleged that the Assam Chief Minister's office intervened and denied permission as per the instructions of the Union Home Minister.

Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia sent a letter to Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria seeking a judicial inquiry into the violence against state Congress President Bhupan Bora during Nyay Yatra.