Assam Congress

Guwahati, Sept 17: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has accused the Congress party of omitting the northeastern region from a map of India shown in a video shared on social media.

He questioned whether this was related to Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip abroad or if the party had given membership to Sharjeel Imam, a student activist arrested for alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 riots in Delhi.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Sarma posted, “Seems the Congress party has secretly struck a deal to sell the entire land of North East to some neighboring country. Is this why Rahul went abroad? Or has the party given membership to Sharjeel Imam?” He shared a screenshot from the Congress party’s official handle, showing a map where the Northeast was missing.

Sarma expressed his concern, stating, “I noticed that tweet. I feel like Congress has given the Northeast region to China. So they show India’s map only after cutting off the Northeast portion. This is anti-national…people of Northeast and the whole nation must take cognizance of this and must give a befitting reply.”

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In response, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi questioned Sarma about land deals involving companies connected to his family, posting on X, “It is ironic to hear the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma talk about land deals. It is exactly the issue that he is avoiding to answer in Assam in the context of the companies linked to his family.”