An FIR has been filed against a BJP social media member over alleged obscene and defamatory remarks made against a senior Congress leader on social media, triggering a political row in Assam.
The complaint was lodged on Wednesday at the Panbazar Women Police Station in Guwahati by Palakshi Das, spokesperson of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC). She was accompanied by Congress workers and legal counsel.
According to the FIR, Karuna Hazarika, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) social media department from Jorhat district, allegedly posted vulgar and character-assassinating comments targeting Palakshi Das on social media on December 22. The posts, the Congress claimed, were offensive and aimed at maligning the dignity of a woman leader. 
Condemning the remarks, the APCC described them as unacceptable and misogynistic, stating that such comments reflect a disturbing trend of online harassment against women in public life. The party demanded strict legal action against the accused under relevant sections of the law.
The Congress also appealed to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia to intervene and ensure both disciplinary and legal steps are taken in the matter.
The FIR was submitted in the presence of APCC secretary Tridip Barman, senior party spokesperson Rupak Das, advocate Banashree Gogoi, and party leader Niren Bora.
