Watch: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal hurls abuses at journalist, threatens to smash his head

AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday hurled abuses at a journalist and also threatened to smash his head after the scribe persisted with questions regarding the party's prospects of an alliance for the 2019 general elections. 

The supporters of Dhubri MP also forced the journalist, who works for a local TV news channel, to apologise publicly. The journalist has filed a complaint with the police against the lawmaker.

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#WATCH AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal in Hatsingimari, Assam threatens to smash head of journalist who asked him if he'll ally with Congress or BJP in future: Go dogs, for how much money have you been bought by BJP? Go away, I will smash your head. Go register a case against me. pic.twitter.com/XQvp5mZ4it

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2018

The incident took place when Ajmal was talking to reporters after a function, where he felicitated the panchayat elections winners of South Salmara district. The journalist probed Ajmal about AIUDF's alliance plans for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He refused a direct reply and said, "We are with Mahagathbandhan (opposition) in Delhi." 

The journalist then persisted and asked whether AIUDF would change its position after the polls depending on which party won. To this, Ajmal lost his temper and said, "Go dogs, for how much money have you been bought by BJP? Go away, I will smash your head. Go register a case against me." 

Ajmal then rained more abuses, snatched the mike of another journalist and tried to hit the scribe who had asked the question. "He is asking for how much money will I be sold to BJP? His father will be sold. Go from here or else I will break your head. Go and file a case against me...(abuse)... I have my men in court...you will be finished. You have done this earlier also." 

An AIUDF leader sitting next to Ajmal then asked the journalist to apologise. The scribe was then heard saying "sorry" and "you have misunderstood me".

The man then bowed his head in front of Ajmal and apologised, to which the AIUDF leader was seen touching his head. The journalist later said he apologised to save his life.  

"People gathered there and I was about to be thrashed. I was forced to apologise and I did it to save my life. I have already filed an FIR," he said. 

(With PTI inputs)