Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lleged that the Congress high command and his Punjab counterpart had conspired to assassinate the prime minister through the 'security breach' on January 5 while Narendra Modi was visiting the northern state.

He demanded that Charanjit Singh Channi, the chief minister of Punjab, should be arrested for his role in the alleged conspiracy. Addressing a press conference, Sarma said, "All evidence makes it clear that Congress high command and Punjab CM conspired to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi."