GUWAHATI: The Assam State BJP has suspended Pradip Dutta Roy, founder president of All Cachar-Karimganj-Hailakandi Students’ Association, from the party’s primary membership.
In a letter addressed to him on Sunday, state BJP general secretary Dilip Saikia, stated that “Pradip Dutta Roy is alleged to have violated party discipline and taken a stand against the party’s rules and regulations.”
“In view of this, Ranjit Kumar Dass, BJP, Assam Pradesh president has decided to suspend you from the party’s primary membership with immediate effect,” the letter read.
Roy had faced flak for allegedly “threatening” a section of Assamese students of Assam University (AU) who had staged a demonstration against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. A couple of cases were also registered against him by two organisations in Upper Assam.
Dutta Roy had in a statement to a media organisation on Thursday, said, “We have fought more than 10 years for this university under the banner of ACKHSA amidst strong opposition from AASU and AGP. Assamese students of this university, coming out and opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is highly condemnable. They are enemies of Barak Valley. Strong action should be taken against those who have sat to oppose the bill and I would write for this to the Vice Chancellor. They should stay away from politics or else we have to take steps for not allowing Assamese students from studying here (AU).”
However, Dutta later reportedly denied targeting Assamese students of the university.