Assam Assembly polls | BJP campaign focused on attacking Ajmal
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Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says chief of All India United Democratic Front desires to turn into CM
Perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal seems to be the flavour of the ballot season for rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In campaign after campaign, the saffron get together has attacked Mr. Ajmal, president of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and a Lok Sabha member. The AIUDF is a constituent of the 10-party Mahajot or grand alliance headed by the Congress in Assam.
Campaigning for his get together candidate in Barhampur on Wednesday, the State’s Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma devoted a lot of his speech to the AIUDF chief.
“Congress has joined hands with Ajmal to form the next government with him. Congress sold out to him for the lust of power. Can we accept his ideology?” he requested.
Referring to a video the place Mr. Ajmal allegedly mentioned girls ought to give delivery to as many kids as attainable, Dr. Sarma mentioned: “He is not bothered about the health of women. His sole objective is to become the Chief Minister of Assam at any cost.”
Mr. Ajmal had a number of days in the past mentioned he by no means was and by no means can be within the race for the Chief Minister’s chair. He had additionally made it clear that the AIUDF agreed to hitch the grand alliance to keep away from a cut up within the anti-BJP and secular votes.
The mixed vote share of Congress and AIUDF was extra in 14 seats that the BJP or its ally Asom Gana Parishad had received within the 2016 elections.
Continuing his assault, Dr. Sarma slammed the AIUDF chief for promising to reopen the madrasas if the Mahajot wins the three-phase election ending April 6.
“Ajmal wants to reopen the madrasas. Should people become doctors and engineers or mullahs and maulvis?” the Minister mentioned.
The Sarbananda Sonowal authorities had two months in the past enacted a regulation to transform 729 State-run main, higher main, excessive and better secondary madrasas into basic colleges.
“We have to protect Assam. Voting for Congress will mean inviting Ajmal to Dispur [Assam’s seat of power]. If he captures power, the Assamese people will not be able to hold their heads high,” Dr. Sarma mentioned.
Mr. Ajmal had in an interview used a Bengali proverb — “Jato dosh, Nando Ghosh” — to elucidate the BJP’s obsession with him. The adage actually means: “Blame Nando Ghosh for every ill or for everything that goes wrong”.
“It is easy to cover up for governance failure in Assam. Just blame it on Badruddin Ajmal and sell his fear by painting him as a representative of Bangladeshis or illegal migrants or Mughals or whatever,” he mentioned.
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