Himanta Biswa Sarma questioned the alliance of Congress with Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF. (FILE)
Guwahati:
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has once again hit out at the Congress over its alliance with Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF, claiming that this will push the party back by 50 years . In the early 80s, the Congress got alienated from the people of Assam. It took the party 25 years, first with Hiteshwar Saikia and then Tarun Gogoi, to rebuild Congress in Assam, but by aligning with Ajmal, they have pushed the party back by another 50 years, Mr Sarma told NDTV. Our question is, you have five guarantees, you have Rahul (Gandhi), Priyanka (Gandhi Vadra), so why do you need Ajmal? he asked, referencing the Congress s new five-guarantee campaign announced by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra earlier this month.
Assam Polls: Badruddin Ajmal leads the All India United Democratic Front. (File)
Highlights
Congress is leading the Grand Alliance or Mahajoth in Assam
Assam will vote for a new government in three phases starting March 27
Guwahati, Assam:
The Congress, which is leading the Grand Alliance or
Mahajoth in Assam that has Maulana Badaruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF as a key ally, has claimed that a
Lakshman Rekha has be drawn to avoid communal posturing . The AIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) is only one of our allies. We are seven other progressive parties in the alliance - the Anchalik Gana Parishad, Left and the BPF. Many more are coming. Had we joined any communal force, they would not have come. Even if the AIUDF creates any communal posturing in the future, we will not be with them. That is why a