More setbacks await Assam Congress? MLAs support CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Are more setbacks in store for the Assam unit of the Congress party?

At least two senior Congress workers have decided to show their full support to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, irrespective of the party’s stand.

Assam Congress MLAs Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha and Basanta Das have decided to extend their support to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.

It may be mentioned here that Congress MLAs Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha and Basanta Das met and felicitated Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (February 14).

“Two MLAs of the Assam Congress – Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha and Basanta Das – have decided to support the welfare policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The Assam chief minister also took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the support shown by the two MLAs from the state.

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He said: “Although Rahul Gandhi started the Bharat Jodo Yatra, it has now become Congress Todo Yatra.”

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma further expressed hope that all the remaining Congress MLAs in due course of time will extend support and “also join us soon”.

“Out of 25 MLAs of Assam Congress, till now four MLAs including Shashi Kant Das and Siddiq Ahmed have joined our Vikas Yatra,” said CM Sarma.

He added: “The remaining 21 MLAs will also join us soon.”

Furthermore, Assam Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, on Wednesday (February 14), stepped down from the post of the working president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC).

However, in his resignation letter, the Assam Congress MLA stated that he will continue to work for the party only as primary member of the party.

“I do hereby resign from the post of working president, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect and continue the work only as primary member of the Congress party,” Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha stated in his resignation letter to Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah.