Assam Police Arrest 16 Over 'Seditious' Comments After Pahalgam Terror Attack: CM Sarma

At least 16 people have been arrested across Assam for allegedly making "seditious comments" after the Pahalgam terror attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday (12 April), PTI reported.

"Total 16 arrests have been made till now against rogue elements," he said in a post on X.

Earlier, the Assam Chief Minister had informed that 14 arrests had been made till Saturday evening.

Opposition AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam is among those who have been arrested.

On Saturday, Sarma said that if necessary, the National Security Act (NSA) would be invoked against those who engage repeatedly in such activities.

"My fight is against pro-Pakistani, pro-Bangladeshi elements. So, we are going to take hardest possible stand against the sympathisers of Pakistan and the present ruler of Bangladesh," Sarma said.

"There are no similarities between Bharat and Pakistan. The two countries are enemy nations and we must remain like that," he said.

At least 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in the terror attack in Baisaran, a tourist location in Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday (22 April).

In his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme On Sunday (27 April), Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the families of Pahalgam terror attack victims of justice and said that the perpetrators and conspirators behind the Pahalgam terror attack would face the "harshest response".

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