Gandhis are 'Amul Babies': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma targets Priyanka Gandhi

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called the Gandhi family "Amul babies" while targetting Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi.

The Assam CM told the media that there was no crowd at the rally carried out by Priyanka Gandhi in Jorhat, Assam.

He claimed that there were "hardly 2000-3000" people at the rally.

"Who would go to see Priyanka Gandhi? People would instead go to Kaziranga to see rhinos and tigers. Their time would be more productive", he said.

The CM added, "There is no benefit in seeing the Gandhi family. They are Amul babies. They would suit more in the Amul campaign."

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It may be mentioned that Priyanka Gandhi addressed a massive gathering during the roadshow in Jorhat.

She emphasized the significance of this promise, highlighting the “unmet expectations” of the tea garden workers under the current BJP government.

“When I visited tea gardens in Assam before the assembly polls two to three years ago, I made a commitment to raise wages if Congress came to power. Unfortunately, the wages remained stagnant at around Rs 250 as you chose the BJP,” she lamented.

“But I assure you once again that our manifesto guarantees an increase in wages for tea garden workers if we form the government at the Centre,” she added.

In a direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi criticized his handling of the unemployment crisis, alleging that he failed to adequately address the issue in a recent interview.

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“Unemployment is at an all-time high, yet the Prime Minister mentioned it only twice in his recent interview, which mainly revolved around his ‘Man Ki Baat’,” she asserted.

Urging voters to cast their ballots based on issues such as price rise rather than religious or caste considerations, Priyanka Gandhi called for a united effort to hold the government accountable.

Priyanka Gandhi, accompanied by several senior Assam Congress leaders, including Gaurav Gogoi and state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah, embarked on the roadshow from Titabor Chariali, the assembly seat of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi.