Guwahati, March 26 -- Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Gaurav Gogoi reacted to the incident of burning copies of the newspaper Asomiya Pratidin in Sivasagar.

Addressing a press conference at Khanapara, Gogoi said, "The Chief Minister has consistently targeted certain news channels and newspapers, trying to portray them as villains in Assam. He has vitiated the entire atmosphere. The responsibility for today's incident of burning newspapers must be borne by Himanta Biswa Sarma himself."

Gogoi questioned the Chief Minister repeatedly, naming media owners in public. He said it is the moral duty of the Chief Minister to respond when journalists ask questions, and journalists are only performing their responsibilities. Citizens als...