Guwahati, Aug 17: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA and party general secretary Rafiqul Islam has criticised Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Independence Day address, terming it “unfortunate” and “hate-driven propaganda” aimed at polarising communities.
Islam said that instead of highlighting the contributions of freedom fighters, listing achievements of the past five years, and outlining future plans, the chief minister “chose to instil fear” by alleging that “unknown people” could become chief minister of Assam in the future.
“PM Modi at the Red Fort and Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati were saying the same thing – spreading fear about ‘illegal intruders’. This is false propaganda. Congress was in power in Assam for 53 years, Tarun Gogoi was CM for 15 years, and he never gave land to any landless Muslim,” Islam said.
Islam accused Sarma of deliberately portraying that if Congress came to power, it would grant land to Muslims. “BJP and Congress are equal in this regard,” he added.
“The BJP has ruled Assam for years, PM Modi has been in power for 12 years, Amit Shah is Home Minister, and the BSF is under their control. If infiltration is happening from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal or elsewhere, why is it not stopped? Instead, the CM claims lakhs of intruders have changed the state’s demography,” Islam said.
 MLA and party general secretary Rafiqul Islam has criticised Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's Independence Day address, terming it "unfortunate" and "hate-driven propaganda" aimed at polarising communities.){kind=link}