Assam Police send summons to Rahul, other Cong leaders for 'damaging public property'
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police has summoned 11 Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, for causing damage to public property during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state. The leaders have been asked to appear before the CID officers on February 23 in Guwahati. The summons was issued under section 41 A (3) of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
The Congress leaders who have been summoned include Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, Jitendra Singh Alwar, Youth Congress national president BV Srinivas, National Students Union of India (NSUI) in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar, Assam unit Congress president Bhupen Kumar Bora, Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi, Leader of Opposition in Assembly Debabrata Saikia, and others.
The CID issued an order stating that there are reasonable grounds to question the Congress leaders in relation to the investigation. Debabrata Saikia, one of the summoned leaders, stated that they will follow all procedures according to the law and will appear before the investigating officers. He also asserted that none of the Congress leaders were involved in vandalism of any public property.
On January 23, Assam police registered cases against the Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for provoking the crowd to carry out vandalism. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also announced that the police will arrest the accused Congress party leaders after the general election this year.
The Congress leaders have been quick to respond to the summons and have expressed their intention to cooperate with the investigation. It remains to be seen how the situation unfolds in the coming days.
The CID issuing summons to the Congress leaders for causing damage to public property during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam has sparked a new development in the ongoing controversy. The leaders have been asked to appear before the CID officers on February 23, and the situation is likely to continue to unfold as the investigation progresses.
