Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 22 launched a fresh attack on the Congress, accusing the party of neglecting the concerns of people who supported it for decades.

He was speaking to the media after attending the cheque distribution ceremony of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhijan at Abhayeswari Higher Secondary and Multi-Purpose School in Abhayapuri, Bongaigaon district.

Sarma said the Congress, despite ruling Assam for 60 years, failed to secure land rights for villagers. He argued that if the previous governments had issued land pattas on time, the state would not be witnessing eviction drives on forest land today. “They voted for Congress, but Congress did nothing for them,” he said.

Addressing the controversy over the SR system ahead of the elections, the Chi

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