"Situation is being taken lightly": Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi condemns attack on fellow MP Rakibul Hussain

Lashing out at the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Gogoi said that the situation was being taken lightly and further questioned what message the CM was giving to the people of the state.

"The situation is being taken lightly. The CM is laughing, he is smiling. He thinks this is a joke... What message is he giving to the people of Assam? That is why people feel they are under threat and feel they are being ruled by a tyrant... I condemn this attack and the timid behavior of the CM..." Gogoi said speaking to the media.

Further, he questioned the state of havoc that would have occurred in the state if things had gone south.

"You have seen visuals of how some of these miscreants were wrestling with a Police officer and were trying to snatch his gun in the middle of the afternoon in a busy marketplace. Can you imagine, had that miscreant been able to snatch that machine gun and put his finger on the trigger, what havoc would have taken place today?" Gogoi questioned.

The attack on Hussain took place on Thursday afternoon when the Congress MP was wrongfully restrained by miscreants while he was on his way to attend a meeting in Rupahihat.

Nagaon SP Swapaneel Deka said while speaking to ANI "Today at around 2.35 pm, we received information that Member of Parliament Rakibul Hussain, while he was travelling from Nagaon to attend a meeting in Rupahihat, he was wrongfully restrained by some miscreants, confronted and tried to attack him..."

He further added that PSO deployed in the area saved the Congress MP and fired in the air in self defence in order to disperse the mob.

"The PSOs deployed were able to save him from miscreants. During the incident, one of the PSOs fired in the air in self-defence to disperse the mob," the SP further said. An FIR has been filed. Further investigation is underway.

"The PSO filed an FIR and investigation in the case is underway," he further stated. (ANI)