Congress now led by pro-Pakistan elements, indigenous leaders should quit party: Assam BJP

The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, January 29, strongly criticised Congress, alleging that the party in the state is being steered by what it described as “pro-Pakistan elements” and has drifted away from the interests of Assam’s indigenous communities.

Addressing a press conference at the Assam Pradesh BJP headquarters, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan, state BJP spokesperson Kamal Kumar Medhi accused senior Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain of harbouring pro-Pakistan leanings and conspiring to marginalise indigenous Assamese communities for electoral gains.

Medhi alleged that Gaurav Gogoi had links with Pakistan, while claiming that Rakibul Hussain inherited pro-Pakistan sentiments from his father, Nurul Hussain, whom he accused of being a volunteer of the Muslim League during the pre-Independence period. According to Medhi, Nurul Hussain had allegedly campaigned for Muhammad Ali Jinnah and hoisted the Pakistani flag at his residence.

“Today, Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain are together attempting to fulfil the unfinished agenda of the erstwhile Muslim League,” Medhi claimed, asserting that under their leadership, the Congress no longer prioritises the interests of Assam or its indigenous people.

The BJP spokesperson further alleged that the two Congress leaders were aligning with what he termed “aggressive migrant Miya Muslims” and accused them of orchestrating a long-term political conspiracy. Medhi claimed that elections were merely being used as a tool to implement an agenda in Miya-dominated constituencies, leading to what he described as the Congress being transformed into a “Miya-centric party.”

He went on to allege that this political alignment posed a threat to indigenous communities and people of Indian origin, accusing the Congress leadership of attempting to suppress them through communal polarisation and targeted mobilisation.

Issuing a direct appeal, Medhi urged all indigenous, patriotic, and Assam-loving individuals within the Congress to sever ties with the party. “No person who truly loves Assam and its people should remain associated with the Congress any longer,” he said, calling upon such leaders and workers to dedicate themselves to the protection of “Mother Assam.”

Highlighting internal party dynamics, Medhi claimed that of the 720 applications received by the Congress for tickets in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, more than 600 were submitted by candidates from a single, unnamed community. He further asserted that if current trends continue, the next Assam Legislative Assembly would not have a single Congress MLA from indigenous or Indian-origin communities