Digboi, May 7 -- Digboi BJP MLA Suren Phukan on Wednesday apologized to the people of Assam for what he described as the misrepresentation of the peaceful Moran community due to communal politics allegedly propagated by the Congress in Digboi.

Phukan, joined by Rajya Sabha MP Rameswar Teli and other party leaders, addressed the media at the Digboi MP's office on Wednesday afternoon.

He elaborated on the incident involving Kalpajyoti Phukan, a young man allegedly falsely accused of sharing objectionable remarks over the phone with Congress leader Rajiv Moran, also known as Lachit Moran. Phukan claimed that Rajiv Moran communalized the issue the following day.

"To serve the political interests of Congress, Moran allegedly provoked a grou...