The BJP is planning a tit-for-tat response to deal with protesters brought from distant places to wave black flags at BJP leaders — including Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Finance, Health and PWD minister Himanta Biswa Sarma — in the name of protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Himanta Biswa Sarma, who expressed his anger at a particulat students’ organization for ferrying in protesters from far-off places to wave black flags besides terming such protests syndicates, said if 8-10 protesters resort to such protests, 800 BJP activists will stand up in protest.
“Till the other day, I though genuine protesters were behind these incidents. But it was only yesterday that I realized these protests are nothing but syndicates. Some organizations are bringing people from Lakhimpur to protest at Rangia and Sualkuchi. What is this?” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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“Now that we know these protests are nothing but syndicates, we have decided to give them a tit-for-tat response. If they bring 8-10 protesters to wave black waves at BJP leaders, 800 party activists will oppose such move,” Sarma added.
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Incidentally, police detained several protesters waving black flags at the Assam Finance, Health and PWD Minister at Rangia yesterday (Jan 21) and at Sualkuchi today. Investigations revealed that a particular students’ organization has been mainly behind such protests and was using ‘hired protesters’, that too ferried from far-off places, to wave black flags at BJP leaders.
