Overview
- A video from an October 27 Seva Dal meeting in Sribhumi (Karimganj) shows veteran Congress leader Bidhu/Vidhu Bhushan Das singing lines from Amar Sonar Bangla.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed Assam Police to register a treason case against the Sribhumi District Congress Committee, with legal action to follow pending verification.
- State authorities, acting on instructions from Minister Krishnendu Paul, asked district officials to probe the incident and confirm the facts.
- Assam BJP leaders shared the clip and accused Congress of pushing a “Greater Bangladesh” agenda, while social media criticism amplified calls for action.
- Congress leaders, including Gaurav Gogoi, defended the rendition as Rabindra Sangeet rooted in Barak Valley’s Bengali culture, noting Tagore wrote the song in 1905 and Bangladesh adopted part of it as its anthem in 1971.