A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by Assam Police on Saturday against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam for allegedly insisting that Muslims could cut off the entire northeast from the rest of India. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at Sharjeel Imam, for his statements, and said that the Assam state government will register a case against him. Shortly after this, the Assam police registered an FIR against Imam for his inciting statements. Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma: The main organizer of Shaheen Bagh protest (in Delhi), Sarjil has said that Assam should be cut off from the rest of India. Earlier, Imam had, in a Facebook post, written that the primary purpose of the Shaheen Bagh protests was to disrupt bureaucratic machinery, calling it "chakka jam".

Source: dna January 25, 2020 13:52 UTC