Assam Congress MLA Sherman Ali arrested for controversial comments insulting martyrs

Oct. 2: On Saturday evening, Congress MLA of Baghbor constituency in Assam, Sheman Ali was arrested by Panbazar Police from his official residence in Dispur’s MLA Hostel for making ‘controversial comments insulting martyrs’. Multiple FIRs were registered in various police stations demanding MLA Ali’s arrest for his remarks. Sherman Ali while referring to the case of 1983 Assam agitation, had made some derogatory statements calling the martyrs in the case ‘as killers’, further mentioning their involvement in the ‘slaughtering’. As per sources, the charges against him were registered under non-bailable sections.