NEW DELHI: A day after Guwahati Police lodged an FIR against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly inciting crowds, the Congress leader dared the BJP-ruled state to file “as many cases as it can”, asserting that he would not be intimidated by such actions.
Addressing the people on the 7th day of ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Barpeta district, Gandhi said, “I don’t know how Himanta Biswa Sarma got the idea that he can intimidate me by filing cases.”
“File as many cases as you can.File 25 more cases, I am not going to be intimidated. BJP-RSS can’t intimidate me”, he added.

Lashing out at the Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma as the “most corrupt CM”, Gandhi said, “While he (Sarma) speaks to you, he steals your land. While you chew betel nut, he corners the supari business. He steals money from your pocket.”
“He has taken land in Kaziranga National Park also”, he added.
Highlighting the media empire controlled by Assam CM’s wife, Gandhi claimed that the television media in the state portrays what Sarma desires.
“Sarma is controlled by Amit Shah. If anyone says anything against Amit Shah, he is thrown out by Sarma within two minutes. Tarun Gogoi was also a CM, but he did what Assam wanted.”
On Tuesday, the Guwahati Police filed an FIR against Gandhi and other leaders for engaging in acts of violence in the state capital.
The move drew criticism from Congress leaders including Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah who questioned the need for his Assam’s counterpart to resort to “anti-constitutional actions” to stop Gandhi’s Yatra.
“Focusing on numbers misses the point. Even if it were only Shri Rahul Gandhi, the question remains: Why the need for such anti-constitutional actions to stop him? Are you scared of him? Or Does the shadow of corruption allegations still linger, influencing decisions under BJP’s directive?” Siddaramaiah said in a post on ‘X’.