Guwahati: A complaint was made against the working president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Rana Goswami at the Dispur Police Station in Guwahati on Wednesday.
According to initial reports, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha and the Assam state BJP branch each filed a separate case.
As per the information received, the complaint was filed because of remarks made by Rana Goswami, who claimed that the BJP did not provide a safe environment for women.
Furthermore, Rana Goswami is said to have stated that women in the BJP engaged in extramarital affairs with men.
While addressing a press conference, Rana Goswami had allegedly stated that BJP lawmaker had previously accepted this, without mentioning any names.
This occurs in the midst of the upheaval in the Congress caused by Angkita Dutta’s now-suspended claims of harassment as the Woman President of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress.
Angkita Dutta had alleged that Indian Youth Congress national president Srinivas Bhadravathi Venkata had continually harassed her over her gender. In a tweet she wrote, “IYC President Srinivas BV has continually harassed me and was discriminating on the basis of my gender. My values and education doesn’t allow me anymore. The leadership has played deaf ears despite bring front of them many times.”
On April 23, Dispur Police Station in Guwahati issued a summons to Srinivas B. V., national president of the Indian Youth Congress, to appear for interrogation in relation to a harassment complaint made by Angkita Dutta, a former women president of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress at the police station.
Moitrayee Deka, assistant deputy commissioner of police (East Guwahati), requested Srinivas B V’s appearance for questioning on May 2 (Tuesday) at 11:00 am in a notice dated April 23.
Sharing a copy of the notice on Twitter, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today reacted to the allegations made by Indian National Congress MLA, Randeep Surjewala. He claimed that it was unjust to hold him responsible for the lack of a safe workplace for female employees inside the Congress party.
In the tweet, CM Sarma said, “The Assam police is acting in accordance with the law. They are currently investigating a case filed by a female Congress worker against the accused person under Section 354 of IPC. It is unfair to blame me for the lack of a safe environment within the Congress party for female workers. Please advise the accused to cooperate with the legal process.”