Congress offers CM Sonowal to form government with them

Guwahati, 13 January 2019:

The leader of opposition in Assam and Congress MLA from Nazira constituency Debabrata Saikia urged Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal to quit the saffron party and figure out a new government with Congress’ support.

This comes at a time when whole of Assam is burning under the curse of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the CM's silence have drawn a lot of flak and criticism from various sections of the society.

Commenting on the prevailing situation of the state, Saikia said that “CM Sonowal should leave BJP and come out with even just 40 of his MLAs.

"Congress has 25 legislators in the 126-member House. We can take support from the regional party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and other parties to form a new government," Saikia added.

On the other hand, AGP leaders have said that they may restore its alliance with BJP if the Citizenship Bill scrapped.