• Guwahati: AAP Protests over the arrest of Susanta Kumar Nath

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    Guwahati: AAP Protests over the arrest of Susanta Kumar Nath

    Susanta Kumar Nath alleged on social media that the government was selling tickets for the significant Bihu performance on April 14 at Guwahati's Sarusajai Stadium.

    Digital
    Desk:
    Aam
    Aadmi Party (AAP) officials and members protested the custody of spokesperson
    Susanta Kumar Nath at the crime branch premises in Guwahati on Tuesday.



    This comes after AAP Assam
    leader and spokesperson Susanta Kumar Nath was detained by Panbazar Police
    today for making anti-state government comments on social media.



    According to reports, AAP
    workers protested Susanta Kumar Nath's incarceration by screaming slogans and
    sang songs in front of the crime branch office.



    The AAP spokesperson had
    taken to social media to criticize the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led state
    administration for doing business in the name of Bihu.



    Susanta
    Kumar Nath alleged on social media that the government was selling tickets for
    the significant Bihu performance on April 14 at Guwahati's Sarusajai Stadium.



    He was
    apprehended by the Panbazar Police in Guwahati and taken in for questioning by
    the crime branch.



    It should
    be recalled that Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika had stated that the
    government will take harsh measures against anyone disseminating falsehoods
    about the situation.



    Hazarika
    had notified that admission to the Sarusajai Stadium for the Bihu event was
    free of charge.



    Preparations for the Assam government's attempt to set a world record
    with a massive Bihu performance are well underway.



    The state administration intends to put the "largest Bihu
    performance in a single venue" into the Guinness Book of World Records.
    Practice sessions had already begun across the state.



    With the big day approaching, dancers and drummers chosen to be a part
    of the show flocked to Guwahati today for practise sessions at the Sarusajai
    Stadium.



    On the occasion of Assamese New Year, around 11,000 dancers and drummers
    will take part in the substantial Bihu dance event on April 14.



    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the ceremony, which will take
    place in Guwahati. On the same day, the PM would also dedicate many development
    projects worth Rs 8,000 crores to the people of Assam, according to Chief Minister
    Himanta Biswa Sarma.