Guwahati, March 28 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will release the party's manifesto for the April 9 Assam assembly elections on Sunday, AICC general secretary Jitendra Singh said.
The manifesto is the result of several months of work, during which our leaders and members reached out to people across the state, Singh, who is the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Assam, said at a press conference here.
"Kharge ji will release the manifesto in Lakhimpur," he added.
The Congress chief is scheduled to visit the Lakhimpur district on Sunday and address an election campaign meeting.
Singh also criticized the BJP-led state government, saying, "People are in fear everywhere. If someone is even to make a social media post critical of the government, the police will reach their doorsteps before the end of the day."
"The media, which is showing the government's corruption, is being threatened," he claimed.
The Congress leader also criticized Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, saying, "We have seen that whenever he is speaking to the media, he focuses more on our party than on his own BJP. I suggest that he also take a look within, as the BJP has already been divided into two camps – one is the BJP (Himanta Biswa Sarma faction) and the other, the 'original' BJP."
Singh also claimed that senior BJP leaders like former Chief Minister and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal have been sidelined within the BJP.
He asserted that the Congress-led opposition will win the elections in the state.
Elections to the 126-member assembly will be held on April 9, and votes will be counted on May 4.
The Congress has been out of power in the state since 2016.
