Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Randeep Surjewala in harassment case levelled in the direction of BV Srinivas

On twenty third April 2023, Assam’s chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pulled up Congress chief Randeep Surjewala for casting aspersions over a harassment grievance filed by former President of Assam Youth Congress Angkita Dutta on Congress chief and Indian Youth Congress president BV Srinivas. Randeep Surjewala had levelled allegations in the direction of Himanta Biswa Sarma whereas addressing a press conference. The Assam CM retweeted the video of Surjewala by which the latter made these allegations.

Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “The Assam police is acting in accordance with the law. They are currently investigating a case filed by a female Congress worker against the accused person under Section 354 of IPC. It is unfair to blame me for the lack of a safe environment within the Congress party for female workers. Please advise the accused to cooperate with the legal process.”

The Assam police is showing in accordance with the regulation. They are at current investigating a case filed by a female Congress worker in the direction of the accused particular person beneath Section 354 of IPC. It is unfair in cost me for the dearth of a safe environment contained in the Congress event for female… https://t.co/ebVgqWQZRW pic.twitter.com/bK7HeEOAAd

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 23, 2023

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has moreover shared the uncover issued by the Assam Police to BV Srinivas. According to this uncover, the police have directed the Congress chief to be present throughout the Dispur Police Station, throughout the Guwahati Police Commissionerate Kamrup (Metro) on 2nd May 2023 at 11 am. Following a grievance filed by Angkita Dutta in the direction of the IYC president citing psychological abuse and bodily torture, BVSrinivas has been summoned to look sooner than the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Guwahati).

The uncover signed by Moitrayee Deka – the additional deputy commissioner of police in East Guwahati – says, “During the investigation of Dispur Police Station Case no. 692/2023 Under Sections 509, 294, 341, 352, 354 (A14), 506 of the IPC Read With Sec. 67 of Information Technology Act, 2000 dated 20/04/2023, it is revealed that there are reasonable grounds to question you to ascertain facts and circumstances from you. in relation to the present investigation. Hence, you are directed to appear before me at 11:00 AM on 02/05/2023 (Tuesday) at Dispur Police Station. Guwahati Police Commissionerate, Kamrup (Metro).”

The Assam Police has left for Karnataka after a case was filed on Saturday on this regard.

Earlier in the meanwhile, Randeep Surjewala had talked about in a media interaction, “The turncoat CM of Assam who is trying to outbid Amit Shah to his post has now become infamous for this antics to stay in news…We reject this propaganda completely. Sometimes he wants to arrest Pawan Khera, sometimes he wants to arrest BV Srinivas. Perhaps it is to save the ignominy that Mr Modi was trying to arrest him once for Saradha Scam and Louis Berger Scam. That is why he defected to BJP. Reject him, don’t pay any attention to him.”

#WATCH | The turncoat CM of Assam who’s trying to outbid Amit Shah to his submit has now flip into infamous for this antics to stay in info…We reject this propaganda absolutely. Sometimes he needs to arrest Pawan Khera, usually he needs to arrest BV Srinivas. Perhaps it is to… pic.twitter.com/pVOkFdIVYA

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2023

Angkita Dutta accused Srinivas BV of being “sexist, chauvinistic, and outraging a woman’s modesty” in a grievance filed with Assam’s Dispur police station on April 19. She claimed that for the earlier six months, Srinivas BV has been harassing her bodily and mentally by making sexist remarks and threatening her with penalties if she complains to very important Congress leaders.

Angkita Dutta further talked about in her grievance, “He heckled me holding my arm, pushing and pulling and threatening me using slang words, saying he will ruin my career in the Congress if I complained against him to the high office bearers of the party.”

On Saturday, April 22, the Congress event expelled Assam Pradesh Youth Congress President, Angkita Dutta, from the primary membership of the Congress event for six years for ‘anti-party activities.’