Overview
- A clip from an October 27 Congress Seva Dal meeting in Sribhumi, Karimganj, shows veteran leader Bidhu Bhushan Das singing “Amar Sonar Bangla.”
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed Assam Police to register a treason case against the Sribhumi District Congress Committee and its leaders.
- Fishery Minister Krishnendu Paul instructed district officials to verify the incident and consider legal action, and the administration has opened an inquiry.
- BJP leaders framed the act as part of a “Greater Bangladesh” agenda and referenced a recent map controversy, while Congress figures including Gaurav Gogoi called the allegations politically motivated and stressed Tagore’s authorship.
- Das later said he sang only a line and did not realise it is Bangladesh’s anthem, and no reports have indicated any arrests as of the latest coverage.