Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of “inciting genocide” against Muslims through videos circulated on social media, and demanded police take suo motu cognisance.
Gogoi referred to a now-deleted video, originally shared by the state BJP on X, which reportedly showed Sarma aiming a rifle and firing at two individuals, one wearing a skull cap and the other sporting a beard, with the caption “point-blank shot.”
“The Assam CM is inciting genocide against Muslims through his videos... Police must take suo motu cognisance of Sarma targeting a particular community, and sharing vicious social media videos,” Gogoi told reporters at a press conference.
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The remarks came amid a verbal exchange with Sarma, who has alleged that Gogoi and his family have Pakistani links. Gogoi said he would explore legal recourse after his minor children were reportedly drawn into the controversy by the CM.
He clarified that his wife visited Pakistan for work in 2013, and he had accompanied her on a ten-day trip to the country in December of that year.
“The SIT never questioned me about my 2013 visit to Pakistan for ten days. The Assam CM sat over the SIT report for six months, as it has nothing to prove his allegations of my Pakistan links,” Gogoi asserted.
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