Former Congress Bhupen Kumar Borah, who joined the BJP on Sunday, pointed out differences with his former party, stating that the situation in the party was "alarming."
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia said that former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah's joining the BJP "will not cause any harm" to the party.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday welcomed former Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Kumar Borah in the BJP, stressing that from today, Borah will start a new political journey.
Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah on Sunday joined the BJP in the presence of State BJP President Dilip Saikia, months ahead of the assembly elections.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday addressed a gathering at the foundation laying ceremony of the 10th Assam Police Battalion at Kachutali in Kosutoli.
"BJP leaders can't be corrupted. Someone must have given you false information. Let's wait till the Lokayukta gives its statement, and then I will give my comments," he quipped, taking a dig at the BJP.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, in the presence of Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, laid the foundation stone of the 10th Assam Police Battalion at Kachutoli, in Sonapur in Kamrup (Metro) district on Saturday.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the headquarters of the 10th Battalion of the Assam Police in Kamrup, Assam, and addressed a public gathering.
Senior Assam Congress leader Ripun Bora on Saturday hinted at a strategy to induct BJP leaders into the party ahead of the state Legislative Assembly elections.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the BJP will free five lakh bighas of illegally encroached land in the next five years, in case it forms the government for the third consecutive time in the state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Congress party of allowing illegal infiltration that altered Assam's demographics, asserting that the BJP will "free Assam from the sin" committed by the previous regime.