Congress paid the price of pact with AIUDF in Assam: Experts (IANS Analysis)
By IANS| Published: 3rd May 2021 5:59 am IST
By Sujit Chakraborty
Guwahati, May 2 : The alliance with the AIUDF shattered Congress dream to capture power in Assam, though the grand old party performed better this time as compared to 2016, when it was defeated by the BJP after 15 years, experts and political commentators feel.
Political analysts categorically said that the Congress paid the price for the coalition with the Muslim-based body, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), in Assam.
Social activist and political commentator Ajoy Kumar Dutta said that the Congress tried to win the hearts of the people in Assam using the sentiments against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, but the Assamese and the indigenous people of the state could not accept the alliance with the AIUDF, led by perfume baron and Lok Sabha member Badruddin Ajmal.
Congress paid the price of pact with AIUDF in Assam: Experts
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Hojai: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal shows his forefinger marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Assam s Hojai, on April 18, 2019. . Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, May 2 : The alliance with the AIUDF shattered Congress dream to capture power in Assam, though the grand old party performed better this time as compared to 2016, when it was defeated by the BJP after 15 years, experts and political commentators feel.
Political analysts categorically said that the Congress paid the price for the coalition with the Muslim-based body, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), in Assam.
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Census begins to identify indigenous Assamese Muslims
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Guwahati, April 17 : A Muslim organisation Janagosthiya Samannay Parishad, Assam (JSPA) launched an online census of Assamese indigenous Muslims to differentiate them from the migrant Muslims .
The JSPA, which launched the online exercise on Thursday, aims to distinguish the Goriya, Moriya and Deshi, who are stated to be Assamese indigenous Muslim communities, from the Bengali-speaking migrant Muslims to re-ascertain their clear identity as original residents of Assam.
JSPA s chief convener Syed Mominul Awal said that they launched a portal on Thursday and people can apply within three months.The JSPA provided a helpline number to facilitate registrations by the indigenous Muslims.
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