Guwahati, Feb 21, 2025, IANS

Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that ten persons have been arrested in connection with the attack on Congress MP Rakibul Hussain. Taking to social media platform X, CM Sarma said, "The police have identified the individuals involved in the alleged incident of assault on Congress MP Sri Rakibul Hussain." He also mentioned that the actions will be taken as per the law. The Dhubri MP was attacked while attending a public programme in the Nagaon district. The Congress MP had to run from the spot wearing a helmet to save himself. The security officers of Hussain sustained minor injuries in the attack. In a viral video, it was seen that some masked miscreants initially showed black flags to the Congress MP and after that attacked him. In the video, Hussian was seen fleeing from the spot in a two-wheeler to save himself from the attack. The incident that happened in the Ruporihat locality drew criticism from the opposition with Congress leaders training guns on the BJP government. Gaurav Gogoi, Deputy Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha, launched a sharp attack on the BJP government as Congress MP Hussain was attacked on Thursday. Gogoi said, "In Assam, a Congress Lok Sabha MP is attacked by thugs in broad daylight in a busy marketplace. The goons even attack the police security officers and try to snatch their weapons. All of this is recorded on camera. Yet the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma refuses to ensure that the thugs will be arrested immediately." "The Chief Minister should at least think of his constitutional duty towards Assam Police and the innocent civilians in the marketplace. If the goons had got hold of the machine gun, a terrible tragedy could have taken place. The attitude of the Chief Minister will only embolden the thieves, dacoits, smugglers and those accused of murder. Democracy is under threat and people of Assam want freedom from this gunda raj culture," he added. The Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Debabrata Saikia said it was a "failure" of the police and administration.