Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday labelled Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as “the most corrupt chief minister in India”. Rahul was speaking in Jorhat, Assam, during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra which will tour the state till January 25. Addressing a gathering today, Rahul said that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the incumbent CM of the state were dividing the country.
“Today BJP and your chief minister (Himanta Biswa Sarma) are dividing Assam. Maybe… And I don’t need to tell you this…the most corrupt chief minister in the country is the chief minister of Assam,” Rahul said to a loud cheer from the crowds.
“You know what is happening here. We will raise the issues of Assam during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’,” he added.
Minutes after Rahul’s remark, Assam CM Himanta CM hit back, referring to the Gandhi family as “the most corrupt family in India”. “Gandhi family is the most corrupt family in the country. This is not ‘Nyay Yatra, it’s ‘Miya Yatra’. Wherever there are Muslims, they visit those places,” Sarma said.
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ entered Assam from Nagaland via Halowating in Sivasagar district on Thursday. Resuming the journey from Tuli in Nagaland, Gandhi arrived in Assam at 9:45 am, greeted by hundreds of party workers. At Halowating, the national flag was handed over to Assam Congress leaders for the 8-day leg of the state journey.
The march proceeded from Halowating to Jorhat through Amguri town, with scores of people lining the road to welcome Gandhi. Making stops, he interacted with crowds, including Amguri market, and later received a warm welcome in Mariani, Jorhat, reported PTI.
The Manipur-to-Mumbai yatra that began on January 14 is scheduled to cover 6,713 km spanning 110 districts across 15 states in 67 days March 20.
(With agencies)