Assam Congress MLA, Arrested For Remark On 1983 Agitation, Suspended

Assam Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, arrested for making provocative statements on an eviction drive around 40 years ago, was today suspended by his party. In an one-line statement, Congress said that it has suspended Mr Ahmed with immediate effect for repeatedly violating party discipline.

The Congress had earlier served a show-cause notice to the three-time MLA from Baghbar for justifying the killing of eight people in Darrang district around 40 years ago at the same area where an eviction drive last month left two dead.

He called the eight people, seen as martyrs of agitation in the Assamese society, "murderers".