Guwahati:

Stress has gripped Guwahati limits as about 5,000 Congress employees attempt to enter town to proceed the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. An enormous contingent of state police is on the spot to stop the Congress rally from hitting Guwahati roads. 

The Himanta Biswa Sarma authorities in Assam earlier denied permission to the Yatra to maneuver by arterial roads in Guwahati. Arguing that it’s a working day in Guwahati and permitting the yatra to maneuver by key metropolis roads could result in visitors snarls, the state administration requested the rally to take the nationwide freeway route because it strikes in direction of decrease Assam. Congress employees have been requested to take the Nationwide Freeway 27 that acts like a hoop street across the metropolis.

The Congress employees a part of the march alleged that the state administration has denied entry into town on frivolous grounds. This comes amid an ongoing spat between the Congress and the BJP authorities in Assam. The Congress has alleged that the Himanta Biswa Sarma authorities is creating hurdles within the yatra led by Mr Gandhi. “Since our entry in Assam, probably the most corrupt CM in India has been finishing up relentless assaults on our convoys, properties and leaders utilizing his goons,” it has mentioned.

At present’s face-off close to the Guwahati metropolis limits follows dramatic scenes yesterday, when Mr Gandhi was barred from visiting the shrine of a fifteenth century social reformer. Mr Gandhi had deliberate to go to the birthplace of Vaishnav saint Srimanta Sankardeva close to Guwahati. Quickly after the plan was introduced, Chief Minister Sarma urged Mr Gandhi to not go to the shrine earlier than the Ram Mandir ‘pran pratistha’ ceremony in Ayodhya ends.

“I urge Rahul Gandhi to not create a notion that there’s a competitors between Ram Temple and Batadrava Satra as a result of the TV channels might be flashing Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony on one aspect and him visiting Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva’s birthplace on the opposite aspect. This may not be good for Assam.” Mr Sarma mentioned.

The shrine’s managing committee, too, mentioned Mr Gandhi is not going to be allowed to enter earlier than 3 pm.

The Congress chief and his associates have been stopped on their approach to the shrine. Thereafter, they sat on a dharna on the website of the roadblock. Social gathering MP Gaurav Gogoi and Batadrava MLA Sibamoni Bora proceeded to the shrine and supplied prayers.

Chatting with the media later, Mr Gandhi mentioned he believes within the philosophy of Sankardeva. “We, like him, consider in bringing individuals collectively and never spreading hatred. He is sort of a guru to us and provides us route. So I had thought once I got here to Assam, I ought to provide my respects to him,” he mentioned. ‘Gaurav Gogoi and all can go, however solely Rahul Gandhi can’t go. I do not know, there could also be some motive, however I’ll go to Batadrava once I get a chance,” he added.

The Congress alleged that the shrine’s managing committee had earlier agreed on Mr Gandhi’s go to however later modified its place. 

Mr Gandhi’s yatra additionally confronted roadblocks within the Meghalaya leg of the yatra. An interplay between the Congress chief and college students at a college in Meghalaya was cancelled after the native authorities denied permission. Mr Gandhi later addressed college students from atop the yatra truck close to the Assam-Meghalaya border. Throughout his deal with, he alleged that his interplay with the scholars on the college was cancelled on the directions of the Union House Minister.