Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that saving the people of the state from the pandemic was more important than thinking about who will be the next chief minister.
Sonowal made the comment in response to queries from journalists on formation of the next government and who will be the chief minister since there has been nothing official from the BJP leadership even though the Assembly election results were declared on Sunday, with the Opposition criticising the ruling BJP for the “glaring delay” during the pandemic.
“There will be a government. Definitely there will be a government before long but today it is our duty and responsibility to save the people of Assam from the virus. All should discharge their responsibility in this fight against the pandemic,” Sonowal said after inspecting a Covid-19 centre here.
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GUWAHATI: Raijor Dal’s assent to be on board with the opposition Grand Alliance has put the chief promoter Congress in a dilemma as to what should be its priority, minorities or regionalism, as the jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi, who heads Raijor Dal, has made it clear his entry would be subject to the ouster of the AIUDF from the combine.
If Congress snaps ties with Badruddin Ajmal’s party, Raijor Dal may get several minority-dominated seats in lower Assam as a part of a seat-sharing deal. This may also brighten up chances of the alliance in upper Assam, where indigenous communities are the deciding factor. Several Congress leaders have opposed the tie-up with Ajmal’s AIUDF, which has always been targeted for allegedly siding with migrant Muslims. The BJP has also been targeting the Congress this election for its tie-up with AIUDF.