New Delhi, April 8 -- National Student Union of India (NSUI) workers on Tuesday staged a protest outside Assam Bhawan against the search conducted by Assam Police at the residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera.

During the protest, the workers also burned an effigy of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and expressed their opposition to the police action.

Earlier, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh lashed out at the BJP-led government and termed Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma as "disturbed, desperate, and rattled" following the arrival of an Assam Police team at the Delhi residence of Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Tuesday.

The police action stems from a high-profile "passport row" involving the family of Assam Chief Min...