Congress Manifesto More Appropriate for Pakistan Elections: Assam CM Himanta

Jorhat: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday alleged that Congress' poll manifesto was more appropriate for elections in neighbouring Pakistan than for India.

Congress, on or hand, said a turncoat like Sarma would not be able to understand secular and inclusive ethos of grand old party, and asserted that its manifesto aims to safeguard interests of all sections of society.

Sarma condemned poll promise document brought out by opposition party, claiming that it was targeted at dividing society to come to power.

"This is politics of appeasement and we condemn it. manifesto feels like it is not for elections in Bharat but for Pakistan," Sarma told reporters on sidelines of an election rally in Jorhat constituency.

Sarma maintained that no person in country, eir Hindu or Muslim, wants revival of triple talaq or supports child marriage or polygamy.

" mentality of Congress is to divide society and come to power," BJP leer claimed.

Congress released its manifesto, focusing on five 'pillars of justice' and 25 guarantees under those, on Friday.

Right to apprenticeship, a legal guarantee for MSP, passing a constitutional amendment to raise 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, a nationwide caste census and scrapping of Agnipath scheme are among promises me by Congress in its Lok Sabha polls manifesto.

Sarma asserted that BJP has taken form of an 'andolan' and this movement is to make country 'vishwa guru' (world leer).

CM also asserted that saffron party and its allies would bag all 14 Lok Sabha in state.

He said positive feedback has been received from Dhubri constituency, regarding which Sarma h earlier been maintaining that BJP-led alliance's candidate will not be victorious.

Reacting to CM's statement, Assam Congress spokesperson Bedabrata Bora claimed that a turncoat like Sarma would not be able to understand secular and inclusive ethos of grand old party.

"Sarma h been in Congress for several years but he could not understand main ethos of party. That is why he went to BJP. Even after being in BJP for some time now, he still tries to defame Congress to prove his loyalty to saffron party," Bora told PTI.

Congress leer asserted that party's manifesto aims to safeguard interests of all sections and rubbished allegations me by Sarma.