Last Updated:February 11, 2026, 23:54 IST The video, posted last Saturday on the official X handle of Assam BJP with the caption “Point blank shot”, was deleted the following day. The video shows an image of Assam CM Himanta Sarma shooting at a photograph. (Screenshot) The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) removed one of four co-conveners from its social media department following backlash over a video that depicted Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma aiming a rifle at two men, one of whom bears resemblance to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. The video, posted last Saturday on the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of Assam BJP with the caption “Point blank shot”, was deleted the following day. The post showed digitally manipulated images of the Chief Minister appearing to shoot at a photograph of the two men, concluding with an image of Himanta Biswa Sarma dressed as a cowboy wielding a gun. Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia confirmed the removal to The Indian Express, characterizing the post as an “immature” and “unauthorised” action. “The …