Assam: Bhupen Borah files Rs 10 crore defamation case against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Borah has filed a defamation case of Rs 10 crore against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Borah filed the suit over several statements that CM Himanta Biswa Sarma made over him in the past few weeks.

The Assam CM had earlier claimed that state Congress chief Bhupen Borah would join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2025.

The senior Congress leader following this statement, said that he would file a defamation suit soon.

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Borah reacting to the statements made by the CM accused him of diverting issues with statements like this.

Speaking on the issue, Borah said, “To make the media believe that I am on a true path, I will file a defamation suit against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tomorrow.”

He claimed making “baseless” statements is a tactic that Himanta Biswa Sarma uses from time to time to divert attention from the real causes.

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Borah also claimed that there was no reason for him to join the BJP.

“I don’t think that if I join the BJP, they would solve the problems of the people. They will no deal with the issues of the six communities in Assam or do the things they promised before polls”, he added.

He also claimed that the CM has failed to meet all the promises he ever made and hence tries to divert the attention of the media and citizens by making baseless and useless statements.

The Assam CM had also claimed that by 2026 there would be no Congress in the Hindu-majority areas and by 2032, it (Congress) would also be “removed” from the Muslim-majority area.