Guwahati, Aug. 26 -- Assam Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Piyush Hazarika on Tuesday defended the disruption of an event in Delhi attended by former Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed, who has come under fire for her remarks on Bangladeshis.

A group of people, including members of the Hindu Sena, stormed the venue of the event, carrying placards and chanting slogans such as "Bharat Mata ki Jai," "Jai Shri Ram," and "Bangladeshiyon ko bahar nikalo," and so on, forcing a brief commotion. Former IAS officer Harsh Mander was also present at the event, organised at the Constitution Club of India by a "People's Tribunal" on Assam.

Hazarika, in a post on X, labelled Syeda Hameed and Harsh Mander as Congress "loyalists" and "sympa...