A team from Congress party and its ally Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) is in Jharkhand. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren addressed a rally in Biswanath district in Assam recently. The rally was organised by the Jai Bharat Party. Even Samajwadi party and Bihar’s LJP are looking at their prospects in Assam.
Sarma said, “Seat sharing with AGP is almost final and if there is some dispute on some seats there will be a friendly fight.”
State president of BJP Dilip Saikia said, “We will come up with the list by March 16 and 17 after the parliamentary board meeting. AGP may get 25 seats while Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) may contest in 10 to 11 seats.”
AGP president Atul Bora said, “Alliance must be respectable and all workers desire respectable alliance. In some constituencies like Dergaon there is no consensus and we are talking to BJP on these seats.”
A team from Congress party and its ally Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) is in Jharkhand. They are meeting Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Soren during his recent rally spoke about the hardships faced by tea garden workers and Adivasi communities in Assam. This is viewed as Soren’s move to increase his sphere of influence in Assam.Assam has more than 10 lakh tea workers in the organised sector, working in about 850 big estates. The state produces roughly 55% of India’s tea. The tea belts of Brahmaputra and Barak valleys are home to more than 60 lakh people. Tea tribe votes which have a major influence in determining the winners in 30-35 seats have gravitated to the BJP in the 2016 assembly polls.
The Samajwadi Party is eyeing to contest Assam polls. The SP state leadership from Assam recently met Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav at the party headquarters in Lucknow and discussed the Assam polls.
Similarly a team from Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) was in Assam to assess the situation. Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan will visit Assam on March 13 and will meet several organisations before taking call on contesting Assam polls.
Militants
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday, said three to four FIRs have been registered against senior Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly trying to contact militant groups to influence election results.
Congress spokesperson had asserted that the Chief Minister would be lodged in jail within weeks after the election results are out due to his alleged corruption.
“There are 3-4 cases already registered against Pawan Khera for trying to contact some militant organisations in Assam to influence election results. An investigation into the matter is ongoing. So, you will know after the election who will end up in jail. I think that Pawan Khera’s final address will be in Assam jail,” Sarma asserted.
