Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has termed the case filed by the Assam Police's Crime Branch against journalists Karan Thapar and Siddharth Varadarajan, as an attack on freedom of speech.

An Assam Congress release said that two journalists have been booked under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, though the details of the charges and clarity in the FIR remain absent.

Gogoi added that the Assam Police's move to obstruct the two journalists from exercising their right to free expression amounted to misuse of legal provisions and was unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, Gogoi had on Tuesday said that the three bill sought to be introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah are an attempt to divert attention from party leade...