Sarma, who was in New Delhi, said, “Party had its meeting and we will give AGP 26 seats and BPF 11 seats while the rest will be contested by BJP. BJP parliamentary board will meet on Wednesday, and a list of candidates will be announced on Wednesday or Thursday.”
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Nagaon MP and senior Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi expressed his displeasure over Dr. Asif Nazar being considered for a party ticket from the Lahorighat Assembly constituency.
Bordoloi has written to Jitendra Singh, General Secretary of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Assam, expressing his concerns.
Bordoloi told media persons he felt humiliated by the way he was treated by some people in the Congress. Bordoloi said he had been sidelined since the time Shashi Tharoor contested for Congress president in 2022.
Sarma said, “I have not talked to Bordoloi personally yet. However, if he wishes he can join BJP and we will provide him a seat to contest in the assembly polls. No Sanatani Hindu with self-respect can stay in Congress.”The son of former minister and Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi, Prateek Bordoloi, is the Congress party’s candidate for the Margherita seat.
Bordoloi has created a flutter in the politically surcharged atmosphere. Bordoloi expressed his displeasure over Dr. Asif Nazar being considered for a party ticket from the Lahorighat Assembly constituency.
Bordoloi had written to Jitendra Singh, General Secretary of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Assam, expressing his concerns.
Bordoloi cited an attack on him in April last year. “To briefly explain, on April 27, 2025, a life-threatening attack was carried out on me in the Dumdumia area. The Nagaon Police conducted a suo motu investigation and arrested a notorious criminal from Lahorighat, Emdadul Islam, and filed a chargesheet against him. He is widely known to be a close associate of Lahorighat MLA Dr. Asif Nazar,” the letter stated.
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Dr. Nazar gave a “hero’s welcome” to Emdadul Islam upon his release from jail. “Dr. Asif Nazar not only took the same criminal to the residence of the APCC president but also arranged a formal felicitation for chargesheeted accused Emdadul Islam by Gaurav Gogoi on January 11, 2026,” the letter alleged.
He had protested the move and urged Gogoi not to endorse Dr. Nazar’s alleged association with the accused. The Nagaon MP further claimed that he had presented evidence of Emdadul’s alleged criminal links before Priyanka Gandhi, chairperson of the party’s screening committee, opposing the proposal to renominate Dr. Nazar as the Congress candidate from Lahorighat in the upcoming elections.
Bordoloi also alleged that during a meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee in New Delhi on March 13, screening committee member and Uttar Pradesh MP Imran Masood publicly stated that the allegations and evidence presented against Dr. Nazar were false and fabricated. “Although I was not present in that meeting, such remarks made about me in front of the party’s highest leadership caused me deep humiliation. In that situation, APCC president Gaurav Gogoi remained completely silent and did not present the information that I had previously shared with him,” Bordoloi wrote.
He added that he would once again present evidence before the Congress high command to ensure appropriate action. “Even in the face of such reactionary attitudes from the state leadership, I will continue to fight until the end to protect my personal dignity and honour,” the letter stated.
Bordoloi said that he had earlier sought an appointment with AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal; however, he was not given one.
Bordoloi said, “In the last Lok Sabha elections there was an attempt from Gaurav and Rokibul Hussain to deny him a ticket from Nagaon.”
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the development reflected his earlier prediction that Bordoloi might not remain in the Congress for long. “I had already predicted this. I knew he would not be able to stay in the party for long because the individuals who allegedly tried to murder him were welcomed with a Gamosa (scarf) by the APCC chief. I have worked with him for fifteen years and he has self-respect. Many people ignore self-respect and stay in the party, but one day they will not be able to continue and will leave. Pradyut Bordoloi will leave the party by 2029,” Sarma said.
