Earlier within the day, state Congress chief Bhupen Borah had claimed that Mr Sarma was afraid of him.
Guwahati:
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday remarked that by the point the 2026 meeting election arrives, just a few Muslim MLAs would stay within the Congress.
Congress MLAs similar to Rakibul Hussain, Rekibuddin Ahmed, Jakir Hussain Sikdar, Nurul Huda and some extra will stay within the celebration, Mr Sarma instructed reporters on the sidelines of a programme at Gohpur in Bishwanath district.
Requested whether or not Congress chief Rana Goswami, who resigned as its working president just lately, is becoming a member of the BJP, the chief minister mentioned he has no details about it. “He’s a strong chief of the Congress and if he joins the BJP, I’ll welcome it”, he mentioned.
A politician, nonetheless, has to think about many facets earlier than taking a choice, Mr Sarma added.
Echoing the chief minister, the state Water Assets Minister Pijush Hazarika mentioned, “Besides the names I discussed, all different Congress leaders and MLAs are in contact with us”.
Earlier within the day, Assam Pradesh Congress (PCC) Chief Bhupen Borah had claimed that Mr Sarma was afraid of him as is clear from his “acrimonious behaviour in direction of me and household”.
Mr Borah alleged that his brother and sister-in-law, each authorities staff, have been transferred to 2 reverse corners of the state.
The PCC chief additional mentioned he had requested for elevated safety after he was assaulted in the course of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in January, however that has not been given but.
The Congress state president additionally alleged that those that ”bodily attacked me in the course of the #BharatJodoNyayYatra are being allowed to roam free”.
”In a state the place writing a poem of dissent, or a scathing tweet, can get you arrested, simply think about an assailant strolling about freely, with no care on this planet!”, he posted on X.
”Acrimony is an indication of concern! I’m sure that if there’s one individual in Assam that @HimantaBiswa actually fears, it’s me. Why? As a result of his acrimonious behaviour in direction of me and my household betrays his innermost fears,” he mentioned.
The Congress chief asserted that the chief minister ”can purchase a number of MLAs right here and there, however he can not purchase me”.
”Simply see his acrimonious behaviour in direction of me and my household: He transferred out my brother and sister-in-law, each authorities servants, to 2 reverse corners of Assam. Due to this fact, it’s protected to say: concern, thy identify is Himanta!”, he added.
Reacting to Mr Borah’s allegation, Water Assets Minister Pijush Hazarika mentioned that authorities staff should serve in any nook of the state and he can not concern himself with the Congress chief’s sense of entitlement.
”Simply because they occur to be family of some massive Congress chief, does not imply they’ll get particular remedy,” he added.
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