<p>Guwahati/Golaghat: A police complaint was filed on Sunday against Assam Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Minister Atul Bora for "illegally" administering injections to vaccinate livestock, though he is not a veterinary doctor.</p><p>The police have not registered an FIR and forwarded the complaint to the local police station in Golaghat district for investigation.</p><p>The complaint was filed by peasant body Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti's Golaghat General Secretary (in-charge) Hirakjyoti Saikia, who said that Bora is not a certified veterinary doctor and so not authorised to administer injections to animals.</p>.Attack on Trump: Himanta says right-wing leaders being targeted by radical left.<p>"There is a danger to the livestock if they are treated by inexperienced and unauthorised persons. It is also a punishable offence as per law," he said in the complaint filed at Golaghat Police Station.</p><p>Bora on July 12 shared several photographs on X and said in a post that the government took the initiative of providing mobile veterinary services and timely vaccination of livestock for the benefit of farmers across the state.</p><p>"Considering the recent flood situation, a vaccination drive of livestock and veterinary service campaign was launched today at Bongkuwal village in Bokakhat constituency, to protect animals from diseases and provide free vaccination & treatment to the affected animals in the area," he had said.</p><p>Out of the four photographs, Bora was seen in two administering injections to a goat and a cow in Bongkuwal village in Bokakhat constituency. These photographs, especially the one with the cow, went viral on social media criticising the minister.</p><p>When contacted, a senior official of Golaghat Police Station told PTI that they received the complaint but no FIR was registered yet.</p><p>"We have forwarded it to the local police station where the incident took place. They will decide about filing the FIR," he added. </p>
<p>Guwahati/Golaghat: A police complaint was filed on Sunday against Assam Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Minister Atul Bora for "illegally" administering injections to vaccinate livestock, though he is not a veterinary doctor.</p><p>The police have not registered an FIR and forwarded the complaint to the local police station in Golaghat district for investigation.</p><p>The complaint was filed by peasant body Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti's Golaghat General Secretary (in-charge) Hirakjyoti Saikia, who said that Bora is not a certified veterinary doctor and so not authorised to administer injections to animals.</p>.Attack on Trump: Himanta says right-wing leaders being targeted by radical left.<p>"There is a danger to the livestock if they are treated by inexperienced and unauthorised persons. It is also a punishable offence as per law," he said in the complaint filed at Golaghat Police Station.</p><p>Bora on July 12 shared several photographs on X and said in a post that the government took the initiative of providing mobile veterinary services and timely vaccination of livestock for the benefit of farmers across the state.</p><p>"Considering the recent flood situation, a vaccination drive of livestock and veterinary service campaign was launched today at Bongkuwal village in Bokakhat constituency, to protect animals from diseases and provide free vaccination & treatment to the affected animals in the area," he had said.</p><p>Out of the four photographs, Bora was seen in two administering injections to a goat and a cow in Bongkuwal village in Bokakhat constituency. These photographs, especially the one with the cow, went viral on social media criticising the minister.</p><p>When contacted, a senior official of Golaghat Police Station told PTI that they received the complaint but no FIR was registered yet.</p><p>"We have forwarded it to the local police station where the incident took place. They will decide about filing the FIR," he added. </p>