Congress Is Becoming A Soft Naxalite: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

BY A STAFF REPORTER: As BJP-Congress tensions escalate in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday accused Congress of gradually becoming a 'soft Naxalite' and leaving their Gandhian principles behind. 

Moreover, Sarma stressed that the principles of Mahatma Gandhi are no longer reflected in current Congress' slogans as they are gradually inclining towards Naxal ideology. He further recalled that he had been in Congress for 22 years but never encountered such slogans. The Assam CM emphasized that Congress has killed its soul. Himanta mentioned that the entire carcade of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra was filled with left-leaning people.

The statement comes after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was prevented from entering Guwahati during Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra on 23rd January which resulted in a clash between the congress workers and Assam district police. Subsequently, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered the Assam DGP to book Rahul Gandhi for provoking the crowd and violating agreed guidelines. A case registered against Rahul Gandhi under section three of the PDPP Act was transferred to Assam CID yesterday.