Venugopal calls video a call for genocide Gogoi’s wife Elizabeth worked for Pakistani agent Ali Tauqeer Sheikh: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Congress says removing video is not enough Opposition leaders also hit out at BJP, Election Commission New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP of promoting hatred and targeting minorities after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma appeared in a purported video posted on the ruling party’s Assam unit’s X handle. Biswa Sarma allegedly fired a rifle at two persons identified as minorities, and demanded strict judicial action. Case.

The now-deleted video, captioned “point-blank shot”, shows Sarma allegedly aiming a rifle and firing at two men, one of whom was wearing a cap and the other had a beard. Congress said that this clip is a direct incitement of violence and it cannot be dismissed as online trolling.

Venugopal said, “There is no expectation that Narendra Modi will condemn it or take action against it, but the judiciary should take action and should not show any leniency in this matter. ” Modi.

Are the courts and other institutions sleeping?” He said on X. Another Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammed accused the BJP of weakening constitutional values.

“@NarendraModi, you talk about ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, but your favorite man Himanta Biswa Sarma made a video of Muslims being shot and posted it on the official handle of BJP Assam. ” Motu Sangyan raises questions on its role,” he said. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also criticized the BJP and the Election Commission.

Chaturvedi said on Following the outrage, the post was removed, but there was plenty of time for many people to download it and spread it further. ” Shamelessly, the Election Commission will turn a blind eye to this despicable form of hate and political targeting. In fact, in front of the BJP,” he said.

BJP has not yet responded to Congress’s allegations.