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Police complaint against former AIUDF MLA for 'hate' speech
Ref: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/police-complaint-against-former-aiudf-mla-for-hate-speech/articleshow/61846270.cms
A police complaint has been lodged against Sheikh Shah Alom, a former MLA of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), for allegedly trying to incite communal disharmony in the state during a public meeting on last Sunday.

In the complaint lodged at the Panbazar police station, rights activist Kamal Kumar Medhi has claimed, "Alom's speech is a threat to the communal harmony of the state. Strict action must be taken against such people and activities." Medhi has also demanded that Alom should be booked under the National Security Act.