Guwahati: In the escalating war of words between Himanta Biswa Sarma and Rahul Gandhi, tensions reached new heights on Sunday. Rahul Gandhi fired back, accusing the Assam Chief Minister’s entire family of corruption. This sharp retort came in response to Sarma’s earlier comment, where he suggested that Rahul Gandhi was fearful even of his own son.
“In a pointed statement during his address in Assam, Rahul Gandhi escalated the ongoing verbal feud, declaring, ‘The entire country and Assam know that your chief minister (CM Himanta Biswa Sarma) and his entire family are the most corrupt people.”
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As Rahul Gandhi’s Nyay Yatra returned to Assam on Sunday after a brief stint in Arunachal Pradesh, the war of words continued to escalate. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took the opportunity to taunt Gandhi during a press conference in Guwahati on Sunday morning.
“Amidst the ongoing war of words, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, stating, ‘Rahul Gandhi pehle toh mujhse darta tha, ab mere bacche se bhi darna shuru kar diya’ (Earlier, Rahul Gandhi was just afraid of me, but now he is also afraid of my child).”
Amid the escalating verbal duel, Rahul Gandhi intensified his attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, stating during a press conference, ‘The entire country and Assam know that your chief minister (CM Himanta Biswa Sarma) and his entire family are the most corrupt people.’ This verbal exchange unfolded as part of Gandhi’s Nyay Yatra, which returned to Assam after a day in Arunachal Pradesh.
During a press conference in Assam as part of his Nyay Yatra, Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, asserting, ‘…We say that Assam will not be run from Delhi, it will be run from here. Your (Assam) CM is the most corrupt CM in the country. He can teach other BJP Chief Ministers to do corruption…’ The ongoing verbal sparring between Gandhi and Sarma escalated further, with both leaders trading accusations.
In a tit-for-tat response, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma fired back, labeling the Gandhi family as ‘the most corrupt.’ The bitter verbal exchange between Sarma and Rahul Gandhi has further intensified, with both leaders engaging in a war of words.
Adding fuel to the political fire, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress party of orchestrating a political procession to appease Muslims. The ongoing verbal sparring between Sarma and Rahul Gandhi continues to escalate, with both leaders exchanging sharp criticisms.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, urged Rahul Gandhi, a Congress leader, to reconsider his visit to the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva at Batadrava on January 22, citing concerns about unnecessary competition. The ongoing political exchange between Sarma and Gandhi continues with various jabs and counter-jabs.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congress stalwart in the northeast, made a significant political shift to the BJP in 2015. He is widely recognized for playing a pivotal role in establishing the BJP as a formidable political force in the northeastern state.
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