“Stitching Alliance In Assam To Dethrone BJP,” said Ripun Bora
Guwahati:
Congress is ready to lead a ‘Mahajoot’ opposition with like-minded parties like the AIUDF, the left and some ethnic groups in Assam to take on the BJP in the assembly elections scheduled for the start of this month. next year, the State Congress says the president.
Assam Pradesh Congressional Committee (APCC) Chairman Ripun Bora also said Congress would contest around 90 of the state’s 126 seats and said the next chief minister would be from Congress.
“We will fight in the next Assam Assembly elections as part of a ‘Mahajoot’ where Congress will be the majority actor. AIUDF, the left and some ethnic groups will be part of it,” he said. he declared to the PTI by telephone.
The AIUDF, led by Maulana Badaruddin Ajmal, and a new regional party formed by MP Rajya Sabha Ajit Kumar Bhuyan have already given their nod to fight the upcoming Assembly elections with Congress.
The chairman of the APCC, who worked to sew the alliance, said he had informed the Congressional high command of the initial discussions with other parties and had obtained approval in principle for it.
“Congress will compete for about 90 seats and the other political parties will compete for the rest of the 36 seats. Since we will be the main actor, naturally the chief minister will be from Congress,” he said.
Mr. Bora, considered one of the main candidates for the post of chief minister, if Congress is elected to power, however clarified that no one would be projected as chief ministerial candidate and that this will be decided by the deputies after the elections. , with the approval of the high command.
He also criticized the BJP-led state government for its alleged “total failure” in realizing the hopes and aspirations of the people.
“Not a single part of society is happy with the BJP government in Assam,” he said.
He expressed confidence that Assam’s next government will be formed under the leadership of Congress after dethroning the BJP-led alliance.
“We will form the next government in Assam. The BJP might try to polarize the election campaign but that would not succeed,” he said.
Bora, who was one of eight Rajya Sabha MPs suspended by the Speaker of the Upper House during the monsoon session of parliament, called the action against them “the darkest day” in parliamentary history from India.
“Congress participated in the debate on the three farm bills. We just wanted to vote on the bills, but it was refused by the president. It was the most undemocratic act to deny our rights,” he said. he declared.
Bora said if they had not protested the denial of their rights in the House, history would not have forgiven them.
“As representatives of the people, if we are not allowed to make our voices heard, where will we do this,” he asked.
The eight MPs were suspended for their “unruly behavior” during the passage of the two main agricultural bills.
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