Ron Bikash Gaurav was sacked by the Assam BJP on February 11, 2026. Image: X/@RonBikashGaurav
A day after he was faraway from the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) social media workforce in Assam, Ron Bikash Gaurav hailed the “Proper Wing group” for expressing solidarity with him.
On Wednesday (February 11, 2026), the State BJP sacked him as one of many 4 co-convenors of its social media workforce after outrage over an Synthetic Intelligence-generated video that confirmed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma symbolically taking pictures at Muslims.
The controversial video was deleted hours after it was uploaded on the Assam BJP’s X deal with and generated greater than 5,00,000 views.
“The final 24 hours have been one of the emotional and defining moments of my life. In that troublesome hour, when silence and uncertainty surrounded me, the Proper Wing group did one thing I’ll always remember: you stood beside me like a wall of energy,” Mr. Gaurav posted on his social media handles.
“The flood of calls, the numerous messages, the sudden tweets, the phrases of solidarity from folks I do know and even from these I’ve by no means met, each felt like a hand on my shoulder telling me you aren’t alone… Your assist didn’t simply consolation me; it gave me braveness, dignity, and renewed religion,” he mentioned.
The digital content material creator launched a YouTube channel reportedly targeted on right-wing content material.
A day after the video was deleted, the Chief Minister mentioned he was unaware of it and added that even a BJP chief had filed a case towards the video’s content material. He additionally clarified that the BJP was not towards Assamese Muslims however the “unlawful” Bangladeshi Muslims, referred to pejoratively as ‘miya’.
State BJP president Dilip Saikia mentioned Mr. Gaurav was faraway from the submit of co-convenor for his “unauthorised” motion.
“Our get together is worried concerning the concern of Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam, however we don’t assist the imagery used within the video. We acquired the video deleted from the X platform after noting that it was uploaded with out permission,” he mentioned.
Printed – February 12, 2026 07:36 pm IST
