Guwahati, April 7 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated on Tuesday that the opposition alliance will form a government in Assam by winning around 73 of the 126 seats in the upcoming elections.
Addressing a press conference here, he described Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as the "most corrupt" in India and sought comments from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on this.
"The Congress-led alliance is going to form the next government in Assam. We will win 72-73 seats," Kharge claimed.
The Congress chief criticized the CM over corruption charges.
"No CM in India is so egoistic and arrogant, like him. Himanta Biswa Sarma is only working for the development of his family. He is running syndicates in everything – tea, schools, coal, eggs, land, and betel nut," Kharge alleged.
He claimed that Sarma's every cabinet colleague is "corrupt" and that all of them own "thousands of crores of property".
"I seek comments from Mohan Bhagwat on the corruption charges against the Assam CM. I request the Prime Minister and Home Minister to give their reactions," Kharge said.
Asked about Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera's allegations that Sarma's wife possesses three foreign passports and owns assets abroad, the Congress chief said that all agencies are under the central government, which should investigate the charges.
"They have already filed an FIR against Khera. Let them investigate the matter. We will face the case as it progresses," he added.
Kharge also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "has no right" to talk about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi or the Gandhi family, whose members have sacrificed their lives to unite the country.
"Those with less intelligence call Congress pro-Muslim and pro-Pakistan," he said, when asked to comment on the charge that the opposition party indulges in appeasement of minorities.