1. Sarma accuses Congress of distorting reservation policies, referencing Lalu Prasad Yadav’s statement.
2. Concerns were raised over Congress’s alleged intention to include Muslims in reservation policies.
3. Sarma highlights Lalu Yadav’s statement as a validation of previous apprehensions regarding Congress’s motives.
Guwahati, May 07: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress party of attempting to manipulate reservation policies to include Muslims, citing a statement made by former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on May 7.
Expressing concerns about the Congress party’s intentions, Sarma stated, “We were alleging that Congress wants to distort reservation for the entry of Muslims. Today, Lalu Yadav’s statement vindicated our apprehension.”
Meanwhile, Sarma cast his vote in the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections in the state, expressing confidence in the democratic process. Following his vote, he commended the peaceful conduct of the electoral exercise and noted a significant voter turnout across the state.
“Today is the last day of the Assam election. We have completed it peacefully. There was a very good turnout. Almost we have recorded 80 percent voting in the first two phases. Today as well, I’m sure of an 80 percent voting percentage,” Sarma remarked. “People of Assam will support a Bharat which will become a Vishwa Guru.”
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The three-phase elections in Assam progressed smoothly, with voter participation reaching around 80 percent in the previous phases. Sarma anticipated a similar turnout in the final phase, citing the enthusiasm of the people of Assam in exercising their democratic rights.
“Not a single incident of violence or election-related disturbances has been reported in Assam. The people of Assam have participated enthusiastically in the festival of democracy,” Sarma emphasized.
Looking beyond Assam, Sarma expressed confidence in the electoral prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance partners in the Northeast region.
“Northeast BJP and its alliance will yield good results,” he stated, attributing the anticipated success to the developmental initiatives undertaken in the region under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“In Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, and Northeast, all these states in eastern India, this time East India and Northeast India will play a historical role,” Sarma predicted, suggesting a potential landslide victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“The air and blessings are with Modi… People are blessings and the people of Assam are blessing Modi. This blessing will propel us forward,” he concluded.
