"VIP culture": Assam Minister hits out at Congress after MP's son caught using beacon car

Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 14 (ANI): Meghalaya Police on Thursday intercepted a vehicle belonging to Congress MP Rakibul Hussain near the Assam-Meghalaya border. The car, which was being driven by Hussain's son, was found to be using a red VIP beacon despite the MP's absence.
Kaushik Rai, Minister of Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs Department of Assam, criticised the Congress party for the alleged misuse of VIP privileges even by those outside power.
Posting on X, Kaushik Rai said, "This is the VIP culture perpetrated by @INCAssam - even though they out of power !"
Criticising the misuse of the VIP beacon, he said that MP Md. Rakibul Hussain's son was using the VIP beacon in the absence of his father.
"In this car, intercepted by Meghalaya Police, Cong MP Rockibul Hussain's son was travelling with a VIP beacon! ( In his abu's absence)," he posted on X.

This the VIP culture perpetrated by @INCAssam - even though they out of power !

In this car , intercepted by Meghalaya Police , Cong MP Rockibul Hussain's son was travelling with a VIP beacon ! ( In his abu's absence) pic.twitter.com/e8qrQkY9sD

— Kaushik Rai (@iKaushikRai) November 13, 2025

Hussain is a Member of the Committee on Government Assurances. He won the Samaguri Assembly seat, part of the Kaliabor parliamentary constituency, located in the Nagaon district of the state of Assam.
Samaguri assembly seat is a historic win for the party in the state, as this is the first time the seat will be having a BJP representative. Diplu Ranjan Sarmah defeated Congress candidate Tanzil Hussain, the son of Congress MP Rakibul Hussain with a margin of 24501 votes. The saffron party candidates Diganta Ghatowal and Nihar Ranjan Das won Behali and Dholai seats, respectively. (ANI)