CM Himanta Biswa Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi Over His Assam Remark In London

The Assam CM's sharp response came in the wake of Gandhi's remarks at the Ideas for India conference at Cambridge University in London.

"This is the height of fake intellectualism! Assam never 'negotiated peace' with India. With Gandhiji's support, Gopinath Bordoloi had to struggle to keep Assam with Bharat Mata since Nehru left us to be with Pakistan as per Cabinet Mission Plan. Get your facts right, Mr Gandhi," the Assam CM tweeted while sharing a video of a suited and booted Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi launched a series of scathing attacks against the ruling BJP and PM Modi during the event in London and lashed out at the Modi government for encouraging a "private-sector monopoly" in the country.

"What emerged out of freedom movement was a negotiation between these states and identities and religion. So, India emerged bottom-up and all these states UP, Maharashtra, Assam, and Tamil Nadu got together and negotiated peace. From this union of states, which required a conversation, emerged the instrument of that conversation- the Constitution, the idea that one man will have one vote, the election system, the IITs, and the IIMs," Rahul Gandhi said during the conversation.

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