Over 300 former leaders and workers of the All Assam Students’ Union or AASU, including a former secretary of AASU, joined the BJP at the party office in Guwahati in the presence of State chief Bhabesh Kalita, Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika, and other senior leaders, on Wednesday.
The mass joining was led by former AASU leader Dibyajyoti Medhi, who held a mega bike rally from the Khanapara area of Guwahati to Vajpayee Bhawan.
Dibyajyoti Medhi said, “See the good works done by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The youngsters also agree to that and, as such, we have decided to participate in the BJP wave. More AASU members will join the national party soon.”
Former Congress MP Kirip Chaliha’s son Arkashish Chaliha too joined the BJP in the joining programme.
Pijush Hazarika said, “Many other leaders of various political parties and organisations have contacted the BJP leadership to join the party.”
Earlier, hitting out at the Grand Old Party, Assam BJP MLA Diganta Kalita expressed, “The people of the nation are now coming out against the corruption of Congress and Congress Mukt Bharat will become a reality. After the grand victory of BJP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh Assembly election, the mood of the nation has completely changed.”
State BJP chief Bhabesh Kalita said the PM Modi Government had given respect to the youth and the youth had faith in the Modi Government. He said the Congress had betrayed the people of Assam and had been involved in corruption in the past for which the people of Assam will never trust Congress in the future.
“Today more than 200 people, even the son of former MP Kirip Chaliha joined the BJP. The ideology of PM Modi has attracted them. In the upcoming Lok Sabha, this has created momentum for the BJP,” said Bhabesh Kalita.
Speaking about the BJP’s preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the Assam BJP MLA said if the Lok Sabha poll takes place today, then BJP will win at least 12 seats in Assam.
“In Assam, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP are fully gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls. Our confidence has now become high following the results of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. We will have to win 14 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam. People are now coming out against the corruption of Congress.
What Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the guarantees, has now been reaching to the people. Our CM said the BJP will have to win a minimum of 12 seats in Assam. We think that Congress Mukt Bharat will become reality,” said Diganta Kalita.
“From CM, Ministers, MLAs to party workers are working on the ground and preparing for the Lok Sabha polls. But other parties are only busy to hold a press conference in Guwahati,” said the Assam BJP MLA.
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