Rama Kanta Dewri Explained

Rama Kanta Dewri is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from the Indian state of Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Marigaon constituency.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Accusations

On 18 February 2017, a sex tape featuring Dewri went viral in the Marigaon constituency.^[5] Dewri denied involvement in the video and said he would resign if forensic tests showed his involvement.

According to Morigaon district Superintendent of Police Swapnail Deka, a criminal case has been filed by Dewri against the editors of three local television channels that broadcast the video. He also stated that four compact discs containing the video were distributed to four local TV channels, with three of them airing the footage.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.tufing.com/tuf/61129/rama-kanta-dewri-of-bjp tufing
2. http://myneta.info/assam2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=743 My Neta
3. Web site: Assam: A land of crorepati politicians; number jumps from 4 . 15 November 2016 . 26 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026000422/http://thenortheasttoday.com/assam-a-land-of-crorepati-politicians-number-jumps-from-49-in-2011-to-72-in-2016/ . dead .
4. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/uproar-in-assam-assembly-as-bjp-member-makes-objectionable-remark-against-cong-mla-2973303/ Uproar in Assam Assembly as BJP member makes ‘objectionable’ remark against Cong MLA
5. Web site: Sex video of BJP MLA goes viral in Assam, lawmaker dismisses involvement. 18 February 2017.
6. Web site: 2017-02-19 . Assam: BJP leader Ramakanta Dewri's alleged sex video goes viral; MLA cries conspiracy to defame him . 2024-08-15 . Firstpost . en-us.