2000 Facebook accounts operated from Pakistan and Bangladesh, commenting on Assam elections : Himanta

way2barak, June 5: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 2000 Facebook accounts, potentially operated from Pakistan and Bangladesh, are commenting on Assam elections.

Talking to media persons in Guwahati on Wednesday said, “The numbers of fictitious accounts will increase as elections draw near, ISI wants a particular candidate to win and details I will give on September 10. Around 2000 Facebook accounts have penetrated.”

He said, “ A call centre is set up in Kolkata, 2000 accounts belonging to a particular community have sprung up in a day. As these things are under my observation and by September Assam politics will be interesting and I will be able to spell out more things.”

The chief minister said that recently several Bangladeshi nationals were pushed back. “We were able to do this as we know the heart of Assamese people.”

Gaurav Gogoi after taking over as the Pradesh Congress Committee president travelled to Upper Assam.

Sarma said, “ In Rupohi not even 5000 people came out and in Jagiroad just 1000 people came, there is 5 lakh Muslim minority in Laharighat. Even Muslim minorities are not with Congress.