Assam Congress suspends jailed MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed from party

  • Assam Congress has suspended jailed MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed from the party with immediate effect.
  • This came after Ahmed made controversial remarks. He has been accused of breaking party discipline.
  • Party General Secretary Babita Sharma told that the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhupen Kumar Bora has taken this action against MLA Sharman.
  • Letting you know, Ahmed made derogatory statements on the violence that took place during the removal of encroachments from govt land in Darrang district.
  • He was arrested by the police from his house on Saturday. The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup district has sent the MLA to police remand for two days.