Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday knowledgeable that two more Congress MLAs have prolonged their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities in Assam, including in whole now 4 MLAs are supporting the federal government.
In a modern, Assam Congress MLAs Kamalakshya Dey Purkayasta and Basanta Das have prolonged support to the BJP in the Legislative Assembly.
Kamalakshya Dey Purkayasta who was the working president of the Congress get together in Assam has tendered his resignation.
“Today, two Congress MLAs Basanta Das and Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha have extended their support to the Assam government. Earlier, two Congress MLAs Sashi Kanta Das and Siddique Ahmed had extended their support. So far, four Congress MLAs have extended their support to the government. In coming days, all opposition MLAs will extend their support to the government,” Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned.
Adding additional, Sarma mentioned, “Assam will become a state where all MLAs will support state government and central government. Now, people are very happy with the kind of work that PM Modi is doing in Assam. State government is also trying to complement, it’s a double-engine government. In heart and mind, there is no opposition in Assam but because of certain compulsion, they are in opposition. Now, people are breaking that compulsion and coming closer to us…”
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Kamalakshya Dey Purkayastha began his political journey with NSUI, the coed wing of the Congress get together. Later he joined the Youth Congress and finally turned an MLA from Karimganj district in 2011.
Amidst a saffron storm in the state in 2016, Purkayastha was in a position to win his North Karimganj meeting constituency for the second time. He gained the identical seat once more in 2021 and have become the working president of Congress in Assam.
Apart from that, Purkayastha is a vocal chief and he has been typically seen fiercely attacking the BJP and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on quite a few points.
After a sequence of conferences with the Chief Minister just lately, Purkayastha was supplied to be a part of fingers with the BJP, and in accordance to sources, he has accepted that.
The Congress MLA mentioned, âYes, I’ve received a proposal from the Chief Minister and I accepted his proposal.â
Meanwhile, it isn’t clear whether or not Purkayastha will instantly be a part of the saffron camp or will support the BJP-led authorities inside and out of doors the meeting.
According to sources, Sarma has suggested Purkayastha to announce his support for the BJP with out resigning from the Congress in order that he doesn’t lose the MLA publish as of now.
Another MLA Shashikanta Das who gained from Raha constituency on Congressâ ticket earlier supported the BJP in the identical approach. The Congress suspended Das from the get together, nevertheless, he may proceed functioning as an MLA with none bi-election.
In southern Assamâs Barak valley area, Purkayastha was essentially the most distinguished face of the Congress. Following his departure, the grand outdated get together will face a serious setback in that area simply earlier than the Lok Sabha polls.
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