Himanta Biswa Sarma should be considered as 'Mahanayak' if delimitation was done by him, says Pijush Hazarika

Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika took a jibe at veteran BJP leader Rajen Gohain's remark on chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the delimitation process. 

Addressing a presser, Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika, said," Firstly what Rajen Gohain's allegation of state government or Himanata Biswa Sarma's interference in delimitation process in completely wrong and he will be in a better position to let people know."

Further, the minister asserted that it is only the Election Commission of India which takes care of any delimitation process without any interference from the Central or state government, not even any individual.

"According to Rajen Gohain if delimitation has been done by Himanta Biswa Sarma then Himanta Biswa Sarma should be regarded as 'Mahanayak' because everyone is saying the seats of indigenous people have gone up to 104 after the delimitation."

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Supporting his statement, Hazarika also cited examples of Badruddiun Ajmal and Sherman Ali who are complaining about the delimitation process and alleged that the process has gone against the Muslim population.

Speaking about Rajen Gohain's confidence in his Nagaon constituency seat, Hazarika said, "It's difficult for me to understand why he is claiming that he will lose the seat being a voter of the Nagaon LS seat."

Slamming the Congress president Bhupen Borah, Hazarika alleged that the Congress leader is trying to find out opportunity in these issues to gain more seats but results will be in favour of BJP.

"In the next assembly election we will win more than 100 seats and in the upcoming Lok Sabha election we will get at least 12 seats," Minister Hazarkia added.

Commenting on the alleged rift among the veteran BJP leaders particularly Siddhartha Bhattacharya with the present leaders, Hazarkia said, "I have already completed 9 years in BJP then how can I be new...on August 28, Himanta Biswa Sarma will also enter in the 9th year of his association with BJP...it will be a decade in next one year," he added.

Hazaika also accepted that Siddhartha Bhattacharya was the person who introduced Himanata Biswa Sarma and also him to the BJP and if anything good has been done he should be proud and if anything has gone wrong Bhattacharya should take the onus.