Guwahati: Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury (27) appeared before the police at Panbazar police station on Sunday. She was questioned in connection with a case over alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) on the polling day on Apr 9.Kunki was served a notice on Saturday and asked to appear before police on Sunday, noting that failing to do so would render her liable for arrest.“All the charges in the FIR are bailable, so she cannot be arrested. In fact, the charges are not serious at all. The summons issued with such strong language aims to harass her. Kunki contested the polls and set a narrative for the entire state, and it was damaging for BJP. That’s why this politically motivated case was filed,” advocate Santanu Borthakur told the media.He also enquire the police about the progress of the complaint Kunki filed over a deep fake video, allegedly propagated by BJP IT cell members.Kunki found herself at the centre of a controversy after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma threatened legal action against her parents over alleged beef consumption, even as she dismissed the attacks as baseless.AJP on Sunday slammed Sarma after Kunki was summoned by police and claimed that the ruling party is rattled after seeing that the mandate has gone against them in the constituency.
AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi said summoning Chowdhury is “shocking and unfortunate”. “This is not only administrative pressure on a candidate, it is a burning example of BJP’s repression of democracy in Assam. The CM and BJP have started using the administration and police for their political gain, which is a dangerous sign for the democratic system,” he added.“Our question is why BJP supporters who published the deep-fake video have not been arrested yet, despite Kunki filing a complaint? Why is Assam Police behaving in a biased manner?” he asked.“Assam will never accept BJP’s thuggery. Democracy, justice and rights will always triumph,” Gogoi said.
