Guwahati, July 18 -- Written by - Manoj Kumar Ojha

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that Assam Police may summon Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge in connection with the Paikan tragedy.

"Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The firing killed one person and critically injured another. Authorities may summon Rahul Gandhi and Kharge," Sarma said while briefing reporters about the cabinet's approvals of various plans and policies in the capital.

He was responding to a reporter's question about the possible role of Rahul Gandhi and Kharge's visit to the state just a day before the violence occurred.

On Thursday, in Paikan Reserve Forest, Goalpara district, a routine eviction drive esca...