{"id":27024,"date":"2026-09-21T15:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27024"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:07:48","slug":"convoy-of-congress-leaders-attacked-in-assam-gaurav-gogoi-claims-stone-pelting-by-bjp-workers-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27024","title":{"rendered":"Convoy of Congress leaders &#8216;attacked&#8217; in Assam, Gaurav Gogoi claims stone-pelting by BJP workers | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134392387,imgsize-41440,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg\" alt=\"Convoy of Congress leaders 'attacked' in Assam, Gaurav Gogoi claims stone-pelting by BJP workers\" title=\"Congress c\u200bonvoy 'attacked' in Assam\u200b\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Congress c\u200bonvoy 'attacked' in Assam\u200b\">Congress c\u200bonvoy &#8216;attacked&#8217; in Assam\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that a convoy of party leaders, including himself, was pelted with stones in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/assam\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assam<\/a> by people he described as \u201cBJP workers.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Gogoi, who is from Assam, said former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and Sivamoni Bora, the party\u2019s candidate for the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha seat bypoll, were also among those targeted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>&#8220;This is the state of the car belonging to the Congress candidate Smt. Sivamoni Bora. AICC Secretary Manoj Chauhan was inside and has been hit by a stone in his ribs. Looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> has been organizing training programs on stone pelting,&#8221; the Jorhat MP posted on X, sharing an image of a damaged car.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Gogoi also posted a video of the alleged attack and hit out at Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Election Commission of India (ECI).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cOf course Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma can send Assam police to Gujarat, Delhi and Maharashtra but now will be totally incapable of finding these stone pelters within Assam. Suddenly Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will plead incompetence. Election Commission of India will not order any transfers or suspensions,\u201d the Assam Congress president added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Congress general secretary KC Venugopal also hit out at the BJP, accusing Sarma, a former Congress leader, of sending \u201cgoons\u201d to target political rivals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>\u201cLaunching a brutal stone pelting attack on our Assam In-Charge, Ex. Chhattisgarh CM Sh. Bhupesh Baghel ji, Assam PCC President Sh. Gaurav Gogoi ji and our Nagaon candidate Smt. Shivamoni Bora ji shows how desperately shaken this hooligan BJP regime is,\u201d Venugopal wrote on X.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>He also accused the ECI of remaining \u201csilent and helpless\u201d and alleged that the BJP had \u201cabsolutely vitiated the atmosphere\u201d ahead of the bypoll.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>&#8220;Has the ECI forgotten that during elections, they are responsible for law and order in the area? Will the ECI dare to take a single decision to punish the ruling regime for their blatantly criminal, unconstitutional and violent means to subvert the elections?&#8221; Venugopal asked.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency will vote on October 6, with counting of votes scheduled for October 9. The bypoll was necessitated by the resignation of Nagaon\u2019s then MP Pradyut Bordoloi in March. Bordoloi also resigned from the Congress and joined the ruling BJP.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/convoy-of-congress-leaders-attacked-in-assam-gaurav-gogoi-claims-stone-pelting-by-bjp-workers\/articleshow\/134391673.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress c\u200bonvoy &#8216;attacked&#8217; in Assam\u200b NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that a convoy of party leaders, including himself, was pelted with stones in Assam by people he described as \u201cBJP workers.&#8221;Gogoi, who is from Assam, said former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and Sivamoni Bora, the party\u2019s candidate for the upcoming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/congress-convoy-attacked-in-assam.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Congress c\u200bonvoy &#8216;attacked&#8217; 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