Guwahati/Morigaon, Apr 1: An Assam minister allegedly threatened to “vanish” two journalists of separate information channels for reporting a controversial ballot speech of his spouse, prompting the Congress to demand that his candidature for the meeting election be cancelled. A criticism has been filed by one of many journalists at Jagiroad police station in Morigaon district towards Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Pijush Hazarika, however an FIR is but to be registered, police stated.
In an audio clip telecast by Assamese information channel Pratidin Time, Hazarika was heard speaking to journalist Nazrul Islam and, in the course of the dialog, the minister threatened him and one other scribe, Tulsi, to tug them out of their houses and “vanish” them. The BJP candidate stated within the telephone dialog, which has now gone viral, that he was “sad” as a result of they reported the controversial assertion of his spouse Aimee Baruah made at a ballot assembly just a few days in the past in Jagiroad, the constituency of her husband.
In a viral video, Baruah was seen stating on the assembly that these not accepting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) could be thrown overseas. The goal of the CAA is to grant Indian citizenship to folks of minority communities Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who had come to India until December 31, 2014, as a consequence of spiritual persecution in these nations.
The state witnessed violent protests towards the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2019 and 5 individuals misplaced their lives. The protestors noticed the legislation as a risk to their cultural identification and livelihood. In a memorandum to the Assam’s chief electoral officer, state Congress president Ripun Bora stated, “Pijush Hazarika… has found to have threatened a reporter… with dire consequences for showing a video of his wife… recorded during her election campaign in Jagiroad.” During the decision, the BJP candidate said that Islam ought to get able to face the results for exhibiting his spouse’s information and the channel can’t save him, Bora alleged within the memorandum.
“He also warned Nazrul Islam allegedly for doing ‘Miya Politics’ to support Congress and ‘Aajmal Party’ i.e. AIUDF and threatened him that he will spoil Nazrul Islam’s life,” it learn. The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) led by Badruddin Ajmal is a constituent of the Congress-led Grand Alliance.
The incident has put the democracy of the state below “serious threat” and the general public are actually below need of safety from such threats, the memorandum claimed. “That apart, the words ‘Miya Politics’, ‘Aajmal Party’ etc uttered…in the said call has directly aggravated the existing differences between the communities of the state and has created mutual hatred between them,” Bora stated.
The contents of the dialog by Hazarika clearly violated the Model Code of Conduct, and legal guidelines such because the Representation of People Act, 1951 he added. “Under such circumstances, I pray before your honour to take prompt and necessary action against Pijush Hazarika to disqualify his candidature from the present General Assembly Election and issue directions for filing FIR/Complaint against him,” Bora stated.
The Gauhati Press Club (GPC) additionally condemned the “act of intimidation in the strongest words” and stated that it is vitally unbecoming of a public consultant to threaten a journalist of dire penalties. The GPC additionally demanded that the protection and safety of the journalists involved ought to be ensured by the Election Commission and the state authorities.
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