Guwahati, June 25 -- Commemorating 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas', Assam Minister Bimal Borah said that the country's sacred Constitution was "murdered" 50 years ago and the rights of people were taken away.

"Our country's sacred Constitution was murdered 50 years ago... The rights of our country's people were taken away by... Remembering that day, we organised a press meet on Constitution Hatya Diwas today," Borah told reporters on Wednesday.

Earlier today, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at Congress, saying that those who themselves strangled the constitution are now posing as its protectors.

Sarma paid tribute on Wednesday to the brave men and women who stood firm in upholding the Constitution during those dark times.

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