Guwahati, Dec 29: Assam Congrees MP Abdul Khaleque on Wednesday lodged an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his speech related to the violent eviction drive in Darrang district of Assam.
The eviction drive took place three months back where two people were killed in police firing.
In the FIR, Khaleque has accused Assam Chief Minister of being the chief violator of the Constitution and the rule of law and destroying the social fabric of Assam. The FIR has been lodged at Dispur Police station for his speech in Morigaon where he termed the Gorukhuti incident as an act of violation of the Constitution.
“Betraying his oath on the Constitution, the Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Sarma has maliciously given a communal colour to what was supposed to be an executive exercise. The Gorukhuti eviction saw the brutal killings of Moinul Hoque and Sheikh Farid. Houses of the residents of Gorukhuti were burnt to the ground. By calling such horrendous acts as revenge, Sri Himanta Biswa Sarma has not only justified the killings and arson committed there, the legality of which is sub-judice before the Hon’ble Gauhati High Court, but he has gone far ahead and has communalized the whole exercise – the target of which was the Muslim population living there,” Khaleque wrote in the FIR.
The FIR further stated, “The rampant human rights violations at Gorukhuti were preceded by multiple utterances of the Hon’ble Chief Minister targeted towards the particular community. The hate created by the Hon’ble Chief Minister’s constant denigration of the Muslim community manifested itself in the egregious acts of a civilian, a government hired photographer, who stomped on Moinul Hoque’s body while he was on his last breath, having been gunned down by the police.”
“Through such malignant and provocative utterances, the Hon’ble Chief Minister is intending to cause disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill- will towards the Muslim population of Assam,” it stated.
Khaleque further stated, “The instances of religious enmity in India are numerous and with every passing day, the incidents of communal flare ups are on the rise. The Chief Minister of a state has the constitutional obligation to protect its citizens irrespective of caste, creed or religion. Instead of doing so and preserving the social fabric of our beloved state, the Hon’ble Chief Minister is aggravating the situation through his vindictive hate mongering.”
