Congress questions ECI’s silence after attack on leaders’ convoy during Assam bypoll campaign

The Congress on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) questioned the Election Commission of India’s silence regarding the alleged attack on a convoy carrying former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who is also the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary for Assam, State party chief Gaurav Gogoi, and other party leaders during campaigning for the bypoll in the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat. The party sought an independent probe into the incident.

The convoy faced stone-pelting in the Samaguri Assembly segment on Monday (September 21, 2026), which the Congress termed a “planned murderous attack” aimed at intimidating its leaders and workers ahead of the October 6 bypoll. The party said acid had been thrown at the convoy and that masked assailants used iron rods in the attack. It also alleged that the incident had taken place despite the administration being alerted about the possibility of trouble.