Mamata Banerjee Will Receive Red Carpet Welcome During her Visit Assam Says CM Himanta Biswa

Sarma during his visit to Siliguri in West Bengal said that the visit of Banerjee will help the BJP in the upcoming polls which would be held in Assam as more votes will get divided between the Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC).

"The more West Bengal chief minister visits Assam and Tripura, it will be benefited for the BJP.It will be beneficial for us if she visits Assam and Tripura as the votes will be divided between Congress and TMC. I will welcome her by rolling out a red carpet," the Assam chief minister Sarma said.

To pay last tribute to former Asom Jatiya Parisad's (AJP) MLA Alok Kumar Ghosh at his residence in Lake-town, Assam's chief minister visited Siliguri.

"Mamata Banerjee is always welcome in our state Assam. She may come anytime to worship to Goddess Khamakha because she has nothing to do in Assam without offering prayers. She will again go back to West Bengal," CM Sarma further said.

On Sushmita Dev's resigning from Congress and joining the TMC, Sarma said, "Sushmita Dev belongs from a particular district of Assam and not the whole state. The more she campaigns for TMC, the more votes will be divided between TMC and United Democratic Front (UDF). In that situation, BJP will be on the beneficial side."

On the law and situation in West Bengal, the chief minister claimed that the assembly election in Assam and West Bengal held in the same time but not a single house came under attack in Assam.

"In West Bengal, the court had to order a CBI probe. So you can judge for yourself", Sarma said.

Earlier this month, Calcutta High Court ordered a court-monitored CBI probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in the state.