HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Feb 19: In the prevailing political scenario, leaders of the Congress themselves have become a formidable challenge for the party. The moment news emerges that any of its top leaders are arriving from Delhi to Guwahati, a wave of resignations sweeps through the provincial Congress leadership.
This sarcasm comes from the State president of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Member of Parliament from Darrang–Udalguri, Dilip Saikia. No sooner had Jitendra Singh and several other senior Congress leaders arrived in Guwahati than former president of the Assam Pradesh Congress, Bhupen Borah, submitted his resignation to the National president of the Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge.
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On the very day of Bhupen Borah’s resignation, news spread of Priyanka Gandhi’s impending arrival in Guwahati. Upon hearing this, Bhupen Borah immediately declared his allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Meanwhile, a number of senior leaders—including General Secretary Rajesh Joshi, Spokesperson Kangkan Das, Chairman of the M.O.B.C. Department Bhava Bora, vice-president of Kamrup District Shibu Roy, General Secretary Dipjyoti Nath and Hiteshwar Das have already tendered their resignations.
These departures have created pandemonium within the Congress, leaving the organisation debilitated and bereft of vitality. State BJP president Dilip Saikia asserted that this wave of desertions within the Congress would continue unabated.
The statement was issued from the State BJP Headquarters, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhavan and conveyed to the press by Party Spokesperson Ranjib Kumar Sarmah.
In contrast, the Bharatiya Janata Party is witnessing enthusiastic support on the ground. Thousands of citizens eagerly await the arrival of the party’s senior leaders in Assam. Public participation at BJP programmes demonstrates this widespread enthusiasm.
On 18 February, the National president of the Party, Nitin Nabin, visited Dibrugarh on a two-day itinerary. News of his visit sparked hope among the residents of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts.
The moment news of Nitin Nabin’s arrival reached the public, more than 1,000 influential leaders and workers from the Khuwang Legislative Assembly Constituency and over 800 from the Duliajan Legislative Assembly Constituency including members from Congress, National People’s Party and other organizations declared their allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The State president stated that this influx of leaders and workers from diverse political formations into the BJP is expected to continue in an unbroken stream.
