Senior Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi has warned the social gathering management that he might resign from the Congress if Lahorighat MLA Asif Mohammad Nazar is renominated for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections.
In a strongly worded letter to AICC normal secretary in command of Assam Jitendra Singh, Bordoloi expressed “pain and anguish” over what he termed the social gathering management’s failure to deal with severe allegations linked to Nazar.
The Nagaon MP referred to a suo motu investigation by Assam Police that led to the arrest and charge-sheeting of Emdadul Islam, whom he described as an in depth affiliate of Nazar.
Bordoloi alleged that Islam was concerned in a violent assault on him and his affiliate Sibamoni Bora in April 2025 at Dumdumia in Dhing, the place round 20 armed people allegedly assaulted them.
According to Bordoloi, after securing bail, the accused acquired a “hero’s welcome” that he claimed was organised by Nazar.
He additional alleged that Islam was later taken to Gaurav Gogoi’s residence and was felicitated at an occasion on January 11, 2026.
Bordoloi additionally claimed that the accused was seen seated behind Gogoi, alongside Nazar, at a celebration programme in Morigaon the next day.
The MP stated he had opposed Nazar’s renomination throughout a screening committee assembly chaired by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. However, throughout the Central Election Committee assembly in New Delhi on March 13, committee member Imran Masood dismissed his claims as “false and fabricated,” he alleged.
Bordoloi additionally expressed disappointment that Gogoi remained silent on the difficulty throughout the deliberations.
In the letter, Bordoloi additionally stated he had resubmitted proof to the social gathering’s central management and warned that he could also be pressured to depart the social gathering if the matter is just not addressed. “I will continue to fight to protect my dignity within the party,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Nazar lately figured in controversy after he and three different Congress members have been arrested by Dispur Police in Guwahati over allegedly transporting a truckload of printed leaflets containing allegations in opposition to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
However, senior Congress chief Mira Borthakur defended Nazar, alleging that the police motion was unjustified and asserting that the social gathering would supply authorized assist to the arrested employees.
The growth has uncovered contemporary pressure inside the Assam Congress forward of the 2026 Assembly elections, with Bordoloi’s warning including strain on the social gathering management over candidate choice.
