Assam MLA detained for ‘provocative’ statement
The Hindu
He triggered outrage with his observation on eviction drive
The Assam police on Saturday detained Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed for his alleged provocative statement on the killing of eight Assamese youth in Darrang district during the peak of the anti-foreigners Assam Agitation in 1983.
He had spoken out in the context of a violent eviction drive on September 23 in which two persons, including a minor, were killed in police firing.
A senior police officer said Mr. Ahmed was picked up from his official residence in the Dispur area of Guwahati.
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