February 20, 2024: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police is all set to issue summons to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with an incident that took place during the party’s Bharat Nyay Jodo Yatra in Guwahati last month.

The First Information Report (FIR) in the case states the names of Rahul Gandhi, along with other senior Congress leaders such as KC Venugopal, Jitendra Singh, Jairam Ramesh, Srinivas BV, Kanhaiyya Kumar, Gaurav Gogoi, Bhupen Kumar Borah, and Debabrata Saikia.

On January 23, Congress workers in the presence of Rahul Gandhi and other leaders broke police barricades, which were put up after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma threatened to file an FIR if the Yatra attempted to enter the main city road.

The party workers clashed with police, who used lathicharge to control the situation but failed to protect the barricades. Several police personnel and party workers were injured in the clash.