Guwahati: The Assam Police on Monday said that an expelled Congress leader orchestrated an attack on Congress MP Pradyut Borodoloi and MLA Sibamoni Bora in Bhuragaon area of Nagaon district.Mr Bordoloi and his two party colleagues were attacked by miscreants on Sunday evening while returning from panchayat election campaigning in Nagaon district.Though they escaped with minor injuries, their vehicles were badly damaged. This marks the second such incident this year, following the February assault on Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain in the same district.The attack took place at Rajabari in the Dhing area, where Mr Bordoloi, along with MLA Sibamoni Bora and party spokesman Mohsin Khan, was assaulted by men wearing black masks and armed with hockey sticks and iron rods.The Assam Police IGP Akhilesh Kumar Singh told reporters, “We are investigating this incident and most of the people have been identified. The attackers comprised individuals from different districts, including Morigaon. Soon, all the attackers will be in police custody.”Nagaon SP said, “All the planning was done by Imdadul Islam, the expelled Congress leader. He, along with other attackers from the Morigaon and Nagaon areas, attacked Congress members yesterday at Dumdumia, Dhing. Imdadul Islam is the main suspect behind this incident, and police are actively investigating the matter in both Morigaon and Nagaon districts.” Senior police officers said that intensive efforts are underway to apprehend all those involved.Meanwhile, a delegation of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee met the Director General of Police (DGP) to discuss the recent attack on Member of Parliament Pradyut Bordoloi and MLA Sibamoni Bora. During the meeting, the Congress leaders submitted a memorandum urging the police to act impartially in the investigation of the incident.The Congress party warned that if the authorities fail to ensure a fair and unbiased probe, they would launch a state-wide democratic movement in protest.
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