Assam Congress Slams Himanta Biswa Sarma Over Misuse Of Public Funds For Jharkhand Campaign
Assam Congress has launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who has been frequently visiting Jharkhand ahead of the ensuing assembly elections. The party has alleged that the expenses of the visit are being taken from the public fund.
Taking it on X, it wrote, “Common people of Assam have to bear the expenses of CM @himantabiswa‘s Jharkhand election program. How disgusting!”
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Common people of Assam have to bear the expenses of CM @himantabiswa‘s Jharkhand election program.
How disgusting! pic.twitter.com/o6f0ad8etF— Assam Congress (@INCAssam) July 20, 2024
The post included a letter from IPS officer Hiren Ch. Nath of Assam addressing IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh of Jharkhand. In the letter, it is stated that as the chief minister is appointed as the Sahaprabhari by the Party of Jharkhand, Himanta Biswa would visit the state frequently. Thus, being a Z+ category protectee, the IPS officer has requested to provide adequate security for the chief minister.
It further requested the expenses during the visit be paid by the government of Assam. “I would like to further request you that, all bills on expenses incurred during the visits of Honorable chief minister, Assam to the state of Jharkhand may kindly be sent to the undersigned for reimbursement by the Government of Assam”.
Kickstarting the election campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address more than 25000 BJP workers during a day-long extended state working committee meeting in Ranchi on Saturday.
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Notably, the BJP lost the assembly elections in 2019, with its tally shrinking from 37 to 25 in the 81-member assembly. In the Lok Sabha election, the party’s tally came down from 11 in 2019 to eight.
