Jairam Ramesh, general secretary and MP of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), called All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal a mouthpiece of the ruling BJP and accused him of working on its behalf.
Ramesh’s statement was in response to Ajmal’s recent claims that he had a close relationship with top Congress leaders and access to meetings where even Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah was not permitted.
“After the election results, it became very clear that Ajmal had worked out an understanding with Assam Chief Minister,” the MP added (Himanta Biswa Sarma). The two formed a friendship with the sole purpose of slandering and defaming the Congress and its leadership.
STATEMENT ISSUED BY SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH, MP, GENERAL SECRETARY (COMMUNICATIONS), AICC
January 11, 2023 pic.twitter.com/IyyGGgRZ9t
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Reacting to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa’s statement that the Congress should take its Bharat Jodo Yatra to Pakistan because India is united, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the Assam CM has to make outrageous statements every day to prove his loyalty because he has been a Congress party member for 20 to 25 years. Himanta Biswa retorted that he has no idea who Jairam Ramesh is.
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“Ajmal has made the most unacceptable and completely bogus remarks against the Congress leadership in Assam,” the AICC leader said. These are obviously defamatory. True, Congress and the AIUDF fought together in the last assembly elections. That was not an easy decision for Congress to make. However, it was taken with the expectation that Ajmal would be a consistent and reliable partner who would strengthen secular forces in the state and country.”
“It is true that the Congress and the AIUDF fought the last assembly elections as an alliance,” he said, referring to the Assam Assembly elections in 2021. That decision had not been easy for Congress to make. However, it was taken with the expectation that Ajmal would be a consistent and reliable partner who would strengthen secular forces in the state and country.”
Like @aimim_national , @BadruddinAjmal is also working for @BJP4India
– @Jairam_Ramesh, MP, AICC GS(Communications) pic.twitter.com/EUnZeonUC1
— Assam Congress (@INCAssam) January 11, 2023
