Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday, April 26, that the National Security Act (NSA) would be invoked against anyone in the State found supporting Pakistan, directly or indirectly.
His warning followed the arrest of 17 people, including All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Aminul Islam, across Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura for allegedly making anti-India remarks concerning the Pahalgam terror attack.
“We will arrest anyone who makes an anti-India statement under the NSA,” CM Sarma stated, during the release of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) manifesto for the upcoming two-phase panchayat polls in May, held at the party’s State headquarters in Guwahati.
On Saturday, April 26, the Assam police arrested six individuals, including Congress leader Bimal Mahato from Orang in Darrang district and Dimple Bora from Golaghat district. Three of the remaining four arrested – identified as belonging to the Muslim community – were from southern Assam’s Barak Valley.
