He claimed the violence was planned a day in advance.“The Assam Police are examining if the allegedly provocative speeches made by Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge had any impact here (Paikan). If they had, we will have to call them (Gandhi and Kharge) later. After all, one person died while another is now critical.”The chief minister said if Gandhi had not made the allegedly provocative statement, the incident at Paikan would not have occurred. He cited past instances when people peacefully vacated areas they had encroached upon ahead of eviction drives.Sarma said the police acted swiftly and arrested 10 people in connection with the violence.“In our dictionary, we don’t think or talk of doing. We did (arrested 10 people) within 1 to 2 hours of the incident. Paikan is empty now,” he further stated.Gandhi and Kharge had visited Assam two days ago to assess the Congress’ preparations for the Assam polls, due early next year. During their stay, they held meetings with party workers.
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