Addressing a press conference here, Sarma alleged that Assam’s Congress MPs Gaurav Gogoi, Pradyut Bordoloi and Rakibul Hussain have got minority votes only due to the fear among these people about the BJP.
“They (Congress MPs) did not get votes for their popularity, but due to fear (among the minority community). There is fear in their mind that they will be attacked and their mosques will be burnt if the BJP wins. So, they vote for the Congress,” the CM claimed.
Gogoi, Bordoloi and Hussain — all three Lok Sabha MPs from the state — have won due to “this fear factor among the minorities”, he said.
Sarma, however, said that minority voters, especially women, are now gradually voting for the BJP. PTI TR BDC