Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma “would have been nowhere” without the Congress, which gave him “recognition and position” during his rule in the state. The Congress general secretary claimed that CM Sarma was one of the first leaders to leave the party after the Congress lost power and “come out clean from the ‘washing machine’ of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He said, “Congress gave him recognition and position along with authority and responsibility during the tenure of former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, but he betrayed him when the party was not in power. It is very sad that the people who were given responsible positions turned out to be opportunists but this has not broken our self-confidence.
‘Replied to CM Sarma in strong language’
The Rajya Sabha member said the “opportunists” leaving the Congress actually work in favor of the party, thereby making way for ideologically committed youth. Terming Himanta Biswa Sarma’s claim that a large number of Congress leaders are leaving the party and joining BJP as a “psychological game”, Jairam Ramesh said that the party’s state unit chief Bhupen Kumar Bora gave him a “strong reply”. ” Have given. In fact, Assam CM had claimed that Congress leader Bhupendra Kumar Bora will soon join BJP. After this, Bora has filed a defamation case against Sarma.
‘Everyone will return after Congress comes to power’
Ramesh claimed that if the Congress returns to power at the Centre, “all the regional parties and so-called regional satraps will come back to our fold.” He claimed, “I can assure you that be it Assam, Nagaland. Or Manipur, there will be reverse migration. All of them will return after the Congress-led ‘India’ coalition government comes to power in Delhi.
‘Congress has fielded experienced candidates in Assam’
On an FIR being lodged against Rahul Gandhi during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam, Ramesh said he had raised a very “fundamental issue” in a clear reference to the Chief Minister saying that “GST across the country is , whereas in Assam there is additionally ‘HST’ which is a service tax.” He said that the Yatra received a very good response during the eight days in Assam. Jairam Ramesh said that Congress has fielded young and energetic candidates along with experienced candidates in this election in Assam.
He said, “Nagaon’s current MP Pradyot Bordoloi is a very experienced MP. Jorhat candidate Gaurav Gogoi is the voice of Congress in the Lok Sabha. He speaks on foreign and defense policies. Rather, he had initiated the discussion on the no-confidence motion brought in 2023 due to the Prime Minister’s silence on Manipur.
What did Jairam Ramesh say on the issue of Manipur?
“It is important to recognize that whatever has been happening in Manipur for the last 11 months is merely a trailer of what could happen in other parts of the Northeast if the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are allowed to make inroads in the region,” the Congress Rajya Sabha MP said. What will happen.”
He claimed that BJP has already abrogated Article 370 and now the North-eastern states under Article 371 A, B, C, F, G and H for Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh respectively. Special provisions for are also in danger.
Ramesh said, “Ours is a land of great diversity and we have to protect it.” Congress emphasizes on unity, while BJP wants uniformity. This is a fight between those who want to strengthen unity while respecting diversity and those who want to impose artificial uniformity.
‘Elections will be fought on economic issues’
They said that Lok Sabha Elections The fight will be on economic issues, with emphasis on what the Prime Minister has done to tackle inflation, income inequality, livelihood issues and protecting local culture. The Congress leader claimed, “BJP leaders are adept at exaggerating things and playing psychological games to put pressure on the Congress. They seized our accounts and snatched away Rs 300 crore donated by our supporters.
Jairam Ramesh claimed, “BJP received Rs 8,200 crore from electoral bonds, which is legal corruption.” There is no doubt that equal opportunities are not being given to contest elections, but we will succeed on the strength of our guarantee card and our commitments. People know that we will fulfill these guarantees.
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