Guwahati, August 22: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) held a massive protest in Guwahati on Thursday, decrying the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) inaction concerning the SEBI Chairperson’s alleged connections to the Adani Group.
The protest witnessed participation from prominent figures including MPs Rockybul Hussain and Pradyut Bordoloi, CLP Leader Debabrat Saikia, APCC President Bhupen Borah, several MLAs, and the entire APCC leadership. Chairpersons of the APCC Cells, Departments, Frontal Organizations, and various District Congress Committees (DCCs) were also present.
Congress workers organized a protest rally from Rajiv Bhawan to the ED office in Guwahati, where they staged a demonstration in front of the office.
Reports indicate that during the protest, a scuffle broke out between the protestors and the police, resulting in injuries to some protestors.
Simultaneously, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) staged protests at ED offices across the country on August 22, demanding that the Central government appoint a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) and initiate a CBI investigation into the corruption allegations against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch.