POLICE in India`s Assam state have arrested a lawmaker, a day after he remarked that the Pahalgam terror attack and the 2019 Pulwama incident could be the result of a `conspiracy` by the top BJP leadership, Indian media reported on Friday.

According to The Hindu, MLA Aminul Islam represents the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) from central Assam`s Dhing constituency.

The Assam Police filed a suo motu case for making a `misleading and instigating statement` after a video of it went viral.

Speaking at a political rally on April 23, Islam said he suspected a connection between the Pulwama attack and the Pahalgam incident.

`The day 42 Indian soldiers were killed in the Pulwama attack, I said it was a conspiracy...

Till today, we don`t know how a vehicle carrying 300 kg of RDX could enter a CRPF convoy in a high-security area,` he had said.

`Now, after the Pahalgam attack, the BJP is saying the terrorists fired at the Hindus and spared the Muslims. However, the survivors said nobody`s name was asked... I suspect the Pahalgam attack was carried out by those who had perpetrated the Pulwama attack.`-Monitoring Desk