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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Himanta Biswa Sarma, calling him the “most corrupt chief minister” in India and alleging that he, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah, is running a “land ATM” in Assam to benefit big corporates.
Addressing an election rally in support of Congress candidate Raton Engti in Bokajan, Rahul Gandhi alleged that large tracts of land were being taken from the public and handed over to industrialists. He claimed that around 98,400 bighas had already been transferred to three major corporate groups.
“They snatch land from the people and give it to big industrialists. Modi, Shah and Himanta have turned Assam into a land ATM,” he said, adding that a Congress government would take action against the chief minister.
Rahul Gandhi also raised the issue of the death of noted Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, who died in Singapore last year, and promised justice within 100 days if the Congress comes to power. He described Garg as a symbol of Assam’s plural identity, representing its multicultural and multi-religious fabric.