Kickstarting her election campaign in Assam, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has accused the BJP of failing to fulfil the long-pending demand for ST status to six communities of the state.
Addressing a poll rally in Nazira, she alleged that the BJP has also failed to fulfil its promise of increasing daily wages for tea garden workers.
Launching a scathing attack, the Congress leader criticised both the state and central governments, urging the people to reject what she described as a “government of double-slavery” and vote for a Congress-led alliance, which is prioritising public welfare.
Addressing the public meeting, Gandhi stated, “They only work for you when they see some benefit in it for themselves. This has not been the tradition of this country. Even today, we want a government in Assam which doesn’t scare you, doesn’t threaten you, doesn’t serve its own selfish interests, but serves you, works honestly for you, advances and strengthens your culture and your civilisation.”
She targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, criticising the BJP’s “double-engine government” slogan as a failure. She accused the BJP of suppressing the people of Assam and urged voters to reject politics based on fear.
Gandhi said, “They had spoken of a double-engine government. Didn’t they say so in the last election? Modi ji used to come and say that now they will run a double-engine government. But they have run a government of double-slavery. Modi ji has become a slave to America and because of his policies today the entire country is in crisis. And Hemanta ji is Modi ji’s slave. And on top of that, they want this government of double-slavery to make the people of this beautiful and self-respecting state of Assam slaves, keep them suppressed.” She also promised to deliver justice to Zubeen Garg expeditiously if the Congress-led alliance comes to power in the state.