Guwahati, February 18 Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said on Wednesday that those who have joined the ruling BJP have become "insignificant" in their political careers.
Addressing a press conference here, Gogoi said former state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah, who is likely to switch to the BJP on February 22, will also face a similar fate.
"Those who have joined the BJP have become insignificant. We can see the example of Sarbananda Sonowal and many others. The AGP party (Sonowal's previous party) is on the verge of extinction. I don't think I need to specifically talk about Bhupen Borah joining the BJP," he said.
Gogoi said that the upcoming assembly elections will be a fight between the "real Congress and the old Congress".
"The BJP is full of old Congress leaders who were most corrupt during the 15-year rule of the Congress in the state," he added.
Speaking about Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's terming Borah as the "last Hindu leader" in the Congress, Gogoi alleged that the BJP leader is "Assam's Jinnah" and he should stop giving "Hindu certificates" to politicians.
"The Congress is like an ocean; we are all just water drops in it. The Congress was there long before our fathers and forefathers existed. Bhupen Borah's departure will not affect our party's prospects in the assembly elections," he stressed.