The arrest of Congress’ Assam unit spokesperson, Reetam Singh, over a social media post has teed off a fresh war of words between the grand old party and the ruling BJP.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reetam Singh was on Saturday arrested for a social media post enquiring about the status of cases registered against three senior BJP leaders, including a former state chief and two serving MLAs.<\/p>\n

The wife of BJP MLA Manab Deka filed a complaint against the Congress leader for a post on X two days ago. Reetam Singh had made a post on X on March 13 with a news report about three individuals being convicted by a court for a rape case in Dhemaji district in 2021.<\/p>\n

He was arrested from his home in Guwahati by a team of Lakhimpur district police with assistance from the Guwahati Police.<\/p>\n

“The arrest of my young colleague Reetam Singh for a perfectly reasonable social media post is worse than atrocious Mr. Chief Minister,” Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posted on X and tagged Himanta Sarma, the Chief Minister.<\/p>\n

Responding to the post, Mr Sarma took a swipe at the Congress and doubled down on the action against Reetam Singh.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Sir, this case pertains to a caste-based insult directed at a Dalit woman. If you justify calling the husband of a Dalit woman a rapist as a ‘perfectly reasonable’ social media post, it speaks volumes about the direction in which you people have taken the Congress party,” Mr Sarma posted on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the Congress leader’s arrest he claimed that no warrant or notice was served on him.<\/p>\n

Hours later, Deputy Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, reached Reetam Singh’s house and alleged that his colleague was dragged by police on a day when Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in the state.<\/p>\n

“A team of Lakhimpur police arrived in Guwahati to take custody of Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh. When I reached his residence, I saw how he was brutally dragged away and not allowed to speak to me. The police denied me the right to talk to him despite repeated requests,” said Mr Gogoi.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Just a few days ago, BJP workers brutally assaulted two Assam police constables in broad daylight, yet no action was taken. Why were those culprits not arrested? But when a Congress leader tweets something, the police act swiftly to arrest him as if he were a dreaded criminal,” asked Mr Gogoi.<\/p>\n

Mr Gogoi further claimed that the Assam police are being forced to act against political opponents, tarnishing their track record and putting them at risk of legal consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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