The next objective of the Assam government is to bring ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah to the negotiating table. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma himself stated this while speaking to the media on the sidelines of an election rally.
We Have To Convert Assam Into An Oasis Of Peace: Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Chief Minister has been frenetically hopping from one poll rally to the next in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alliance party candidates for the final phase of polling slated for May 7.
Speaking to the media, he said, “My next aim is to bring Paresh Baruah to the table for discussion. Because we have to convert Assam into an oasis of peace. This job is incomplete, and I will try to bring the matter to fruition.”
Speaking on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the state, CM Sarma said, “People from minorities have now realized that the BJP is not anti-minority. That is why people from minority communities are participating in the BJP’s election rallies. Of those who came to the rallies, not everyone will vote for us this time, but at least 50% will vote for the BJP. The minority votes will continue to increase from year to year. Minority or majority, all are voting for development this time.”
Meanwhile, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah took part in several poll rallies in the Dhubri parliamentary constituency in support of Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain. Bhupen Kumar Borah was accompanied by Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi.