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Man arrested for tweeting on recruitment graft, Assam Government flayed

GUWAHATI

Opposition parties in Assam have slammed the BJP-led State government for arresting a man who took to Twitter to “expose” a recruitment scam.

Victor Das had a few days ago reached out to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on the microblogging site, claiming some officials and former MLAs were involved in selling 26,000 Grade III and IV government posts for ₹3-8 lakh.

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