Accusing the Congress of prioritising appeasement politics over the development of the Muslim community, Asom Gana Parishad or AGP chief and Assam’s Agriculture Minister Atul Bora voiced strong criticism. Bora asserted that the Congress has failed to take meaningful steps for the advancement of the Muslim populace.
“Congress is not a friend but an adversary to religious minorities,” Bora remarked during an election campaign rally in Barpeta district’s Khandakarpara Bazar area. The rally, held in support of AGP candidate Phani Bhushan Choudhury for the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency, saw the participation of AGP working president and Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta.
“This is the ground reality and it’s the feelings of the minority people. We will come out with the support of the people. Our candidate Phani Bhushan Choudhury is more popular among the people. The Paka Betbari assembly constituency is dominated by minority people. Now people have realised what they did wrong earlier and what they are suffering now. I think this time they will offer their helping hands towards the NDA candidate,” mentioned Atul Bora.
Blaming Congress of doing “divisive” politics, he further stated, “In this area, the people are suffering lots of problems – flood, erosion etc. There are no higher educational institutions or hospitals, and people face drinking water problems. Congress was in power for a long time, but they didn’t do anything to solve these problems. Congress is not the friend of the minority people, they (Congress) are the enemy. Congress and the INDI alliance are not a united force. No one is willing to go with Congress. Now religious minority people, linguistic minority people don’t trust Congress, especially in Assam.”
Talking about the Lok Sabha polls in Assam, Atul Bora said NDA will win in all 10 seats in the first two phases election. “We will win in all four Lok Sabha seats – Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Dhubri, which will be held in the third phase of polls,” said Atul Bora.
The third phase of polls in four Lok Sabha seats in Assam will be held on May 7.
