‘Education makes them more dangerous’: Assam CM on Red Fort blast

In an apparent reference to the arrest of several doctors, who were allegedly part of the Jaish-e-Mohammed module busted in Faridabad and linked to the Red Fort blast, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Wednesday said a person never changes his colours and education makes them more dangerous.

“We were taught that if people are educated, there will be no extremism anymore. But you saw that education makes them more dangerous. Becoming a doctor makes them even more dangerous. A person never changes his colours,” Himanta told reporters in Guwahati while speaking on the Red Fort blast. He asserted that those who cannot sing Vande Mataram cannot be Indians. “If you cannot be an Indian, you can never consider Bharat Mata your Maa.”

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Without directly referring to any particular community, Sarma said if one is educated, they will make even more bombs if their intentions are malicious. If such people are educated, they will still do bad deeds. “Being educated doesn’t guarantee good deeds.”

He also claimed that one of the arrested doctors was involved in ‘Love Jihad’. “When he was studying in college, he used to get Hindu women lured by and marry Muslim men, and get converted,” he alleged.

He further added: “So, we have to be alert. If we relax, only then does something end up happening. We need to learn from Pahalgam and Delhi.”

At least 13 people were killed and over 20 others injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a Hyundai i20 car near Red Fort in Delhi on Monday.

A Pulwama doctor named Umar Un Nabi is the prime suspect of the blast. According to initial findings, He was behind the wheel of the i20 car that blew up. Investigation also linked him to the “white collar” Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module busted by Jammu and Kashmir Police hours before the blast.

Meanwhile, the police arrested several white collar professionals, including doctors from Faridabad and other parts of the country. They also seized over 350 kg of explosive material ammonium nitrate during the operation.

The Red Fort blast suspect is also believed to be part of the module. However, he went missing after the police crackdown on his associates and allegedly detonated an explosion near the Red Fort.