Assam: Congress is enemy of religious minority, says AGP President Atul Bora

Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) President and Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora on May 1 accused the Congress party of indulging in appeasement politics and doing nothing for the development of the Muslim community.

Speaking to reporters, Bora said, "Congress is not the friend of the religious minority, but an enemy. Congress always does appeasement politics and they did nothing for the development of Muslim people.”

Addressing an election campaign rally at Khandakarpara Bazar area, in Barpeta district in support of AGP candidate for Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency Phani Bhushan Choudhury, he said, “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.”

AGP Working President and Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta was also present at the rally.

Furthermore, the AGP president said that Congress is following divisive politics, further adding, “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.”

Atul Bora also spoke about the Lok Sabha polls in Assam and said that 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,” he added.

The third and final phase of elections in four Lok Sabha seats in Assam will be held on May 7.