The Assam Police arrested
a Congress MLA for allegedly making derogatory remarks against priests, seers
and residents of Namghariya village in the Dhemaji district.
Speaking to the
media, a senior officer of Assam Police said, “The arrested Congress leader has
been identified as Aftabuddin Mollah, a sitting MLA from Jaleswar Assembly
constituency in Assam.”
A case was
registered at Dispur Police station under the relevant IPC Sections on a
complaint, police informed.
The Congress MLA
is alleged to have delivered an inflammatory speech targeting priests,
Namgharias, and seers at a public meeting in Goalpara district on November 4.
