Guwahati: Protests erupted across Assam, including Guwahati, on a girl’s Facebook post about allegedly being molested in Jorhat town by a group of motorbike riding youths and a state minister’s reaction to her posting.
Public meetings, rallies and signature campaigns were held against helmet wearing youths allegedly groping, harassing and verbally abusing the girl in Jorhat last week.
The girl put up a Facebook post about her ‘harassment’ which went viral, arousing shock, concern and anger among students, women’s organisations and others. The matter had come up for discussion in the Assembly on February 13.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary identified the girl as an SFI activist and said she should have lodged a police complaint instead of writing it in Facebook. The girl’s harassment and the minister’s remarks together sparked further protests. (PTI)
