Nagaon bypoll: Rakibul Hussain faces black-flag protest, ‘Go Back’ slogans in Samaguri

Congress MP and former Assam minister Rakibul Hussain faced a protest during his election campaign for party candidate Sibamoni Bora in Samaguri's Khatowal area on September 28.

According to reports, a group of people displayed black cloth and raised slogans of “Go Back Rakibul Hussain” and “Rakibul Hussain Murdabad” as Hussain arrived in North Khatowal to campaign for Bora.

Protesters also raised slogans against Hussain's son and Congress leader Tanzil Hussain and party candidate Sibamoni Bora.

Some protesters were heard raising slogans alleging that the “dadagiri” of the father-son duo would not be accepted in Samaguri.

The protest comes amid heightened political activity in Samaguri ahead of the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll, where Bora is contesting on a Congress ticket.

Hussain has faced protests during his campaign in parts of his former stronghold of Samaguri, with black flags and anti-Congress slogans being reported at some locations.

Further details on the circumstances surrounding Monday's protest are awaited.