Assam Congress MLA Arrested From Home After Remark Over Eviction Drive

The arrest comes a day after the Congress served a show-cause notice to the Baghbor MLA justified the killing of eight people in Darrang district around 40 years ago.

Assam Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed has been arrested from his official residence in Guwahati this evening for making provocative statements in reference to the last week's violent eviction drive in the state.

The arrest comes a day after the Congress served a show-cause notice to the Baghbor MLA justified the killing of eight people in Darrang district around 40 years ago.

He called the eight people, seen as martyrs of agitation in the Assamese society, "murderers".

Mr Ahmed apparently made the remarks while reacting to reports that said alleged encroachers in Darrang district disrespected the memory of those who died during the 1983 Assam agitation.