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Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Sunday slammed the Assam government over the arrest of the Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh by the Lakhimpur Police in Guwahati.
Reetam Singh, the Congress war room coordinator in Assam, was detained by Assam Police from Guwahati on suspicion of spreading a fake video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Dikshit stated that it was doubtful whether the Assam government followed the law, considering how they had been functioning for the last few days. Further, he stated that the law should take its course if the spokesperson, Reetam Singh, had committed a crime. Speaking to ANI, Dikshit said, "If he (Congress leader Reetam Singh) has committed a crime, the law should take its course... But the way the Assam government has been functioning for the last few days, it is doubtful whether they follow the law." Earlier, the arrest also triggered a heated exchange between Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on X. While Jairam Ramesh condemned the arrest as an "abuse of police powers," CM Sarma defended the arrest, saying that it was related to a caste-based insult directed at a Dalit woman. Jairam Ramesh raised the issue on X, linking a media report about Singh's arrest and tagging Sarma. "The arrest of my young colleague Reetam Singh (@SinghReetam) for a perfectly reasonable social media post is worse than atrocious, Mr Chief Minister @himantabiswa," Ramesh wrote. The Assam CM hit back, questioning Congress's stance and accusing Ramesh of justifying offensive remarks against a Dalit woman's husband. He also warned of an impending "big revelation" linking a senior Congress leader, Gaurav Gogoi, to ISI and Pakistan. "Sir, this case pertains to a caste-based insult directed at a Dalit woman. If you justify calling the husband of a Dalit woman a rapist as a 'perfectly reasonable' social media post, it speaks volumes about the direction in which you people have taken the Congress party. But, just wait--the big revelation is yet to come- The nexus of your senior leader with ISI and Pakistan will be exposed by September," Sarma replied. Jairam Ramesh responded sharply, calling Sarma an "outgoing CM" and accusing him of using the police for political vendetta. "Mr Outgoing CM, stop diverting from the real issue - which is the abuse and misuse of police powers by you personally to favour your associates and fix your opponents," he wrote. Reetam Singh was reportedly arrested on Saturday by Lakhimpur police from his residence in Guwahati based on a complaint about a social media post. (ANI)
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