Assam: “Leave BJP” Muslim MLA gets letter with bullets

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A lone  BJP MLA in Assam Aminul Haque Laskar  has received a threatening letter, along with two bullets, saying he should quit the party within 15 days as he was a Muslim. MLA representing the Sonai constituency in Cachar district of Assam.

According to MLA the letter called the BJP and the RSS “communal organisations” which are working against the community.

An FIR has been registered against unknown persons after BJP MLA Aminul Haque Laskar received the .

The police sources said that the letter to Laskar, came from an unknown group ‘Save Secure and Development Protection Force of Muslim, Barak Valley Zone’.

The case was registered under Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, etc) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Laskar, however, doubted the authenticity of the demand, saying it might be a handiwork of syndicate mafias involved in urea, drugs and land “against which I have been fighting”.

The MLA said he will continue his fight against anti-social elements and demanded a thorough probe by the police.