In reality, the incident did not take place in Assam as alleged by Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh. The clash instead occurred on 16th March in the Alipurduars district of West Bengal.
The Odisha Congress has moved to disqualify three MLAs, including rising star Sofia Firdous, for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls. The move follows their defiance of a party whip, which led to a victory for BJP-backed candidate Dilip Ray.
For the unversed, polls in West Bengal will be conducted in two phases on 23rd April and 29th April for a total of 294 seats. The party, which will secure 148 seats, will form the government in West Bengal.