Congress-led grand alliance s Tsunami can only come in Bangladesh: Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Sarma said, Tsunami comes in sea. Assam does not have sea. People here live of banks of river Brahmaputra.Tsunami comes in a sea and Bangladesh is next to a sea.Bora’s tsunami can come only in Bangladesh. We are a riverine civilisation.”
Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
GUWAHATI: Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Congress led grand alliance Tsunami can only come in Bangladesh.
Assam Pradesh Congress committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora recently said that in assembly polls there will be Tsunami in favour of Congress led grand alliance.
Express News Service
GUWAHATI: Ditched by the BJP, the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) in Assam is searching for a suitable ally as it gears up for Assembly elections, expected in April.
The party will take a call in mid-February on the alliance. It holds sway in 12 seats in the Bodoland Territorial Region.
“We will decide on the issue of alliance on February 15 or 16. It is certain the alliance will be with an anti-BJP force,” BPF leader Kampa Borgoyari told this newspaper on Monday.
Prabin Bodo, another leader of the party, said informal talks were being held with some anti-BJP parties. He claimed all of them were seeking to align with the BPF.
Updated Jan 31, 2021 | 18:15 IST
The BJP will still field its candidates in such seats so that people who are not Miya Muslims get a candidate to vote for, added Sarma. Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma | Photo Credit: PTI
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I am saying this from experience that Miya Muslims do not give their vote to BJP: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Till the people follow religious fundamentalism, we don t need their votes: Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not get votes in the Assembly seats which are in the hands of Miya Muslims . The BJP will still field its candidates in such seats so that people who are not Miya Muslims get a candidate to vote for, he added.