Overview
- Kunki Chowdhury, the AJP candidate in Guwahati Central, appeared at Panbazar Police Station on Sunday after a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita directed her to answer questions on poll-code conduct.
- Police say they are reviewing alleged breaches around the April 9 silence period, including entering a booth with a group, vehicles near polling sites, an associate present during restricted hours, and possible digital outreach supported by video.
- Chowdhury and the AJP deny wrongdoing and call the case political vendetta, and the party has asked the Chief Electoral Officer to act against what it says is police pressure on opposition candidates.
- Sujata Gurung Chowdhury, the candidate’s mother, has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Women accusing Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of false and defamatory campaign claims and of using a photo she says shows a museum pillow in Denver, not beef, a point backed by a letter from the International Church of Cannabis.
- She reports her personal photos were spread online without consent and that she and her minor child faced abuse, while AJP leaders cast both episodes as tests of neutral enforcement before the May 4 vote count when police operate under Election Commission oversight.