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ASSAM CONG FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST BJP FOR VIDEO, ACCUSES IT OF INCITING COMMUNAL TENSION
The Daily Guardian
|September 19, 2025
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has lodged a formal complaint with Dispur Police Station against the BJP’s Assam Pradesh Social Media Department, alleging that a video circulated from the party’s official X handle (@BJP4Assam) promotes communal disharmony ahead of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections.
The complaint, filed by Bedabratta Bora of the APCC Media Department, claims that the video — posted between September 12 and 15 — projects Hindus and Muslims of foreign origin as a threat to Assam’s indigenous population. According to the APCC, the video was edited in a manner that “falsely portrays sentiments against Muslims and Hindus of immigrant origin” and ends with the slogan: “Choose BJP to secure the future of Bodoland.”
Congress leaders allege the video attempts to polarize voters for electoral advantage by creating division between communities. The party termed the act a deliberate violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the BTC elections.
The APCC complaint invokes multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including:
This story is from the September 19, 2025 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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