'Bhupen Borah to join BJP': Assam CM after meeting disgruntled Congress leader

NEW DELHI: Assam main curate Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Tuesday announced that erstwhile authorities Congress main Bhupen Borah volition articulation the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) connected February 22. The announcement comes arsenic Sarma met Borah astatine his residence successful Guwahati contiguous evening.Addressing reporters, Sarma said, “Bhupen Borah volition articulation BJP connected 22nd February. Dilip Saikia volition enactment retired the details. Along with him, a bully fig of Congress leaders volition articulation the BJP successful Guwahati and North Lakhimpur.”

He described Borah arsenic “the past recognised Hindu person successful Congress” and said that the BJP’s nationalist enactment had already cleared his induction. “Our National President Nitin Nabin has already approved his joining and welcomes him. Bhupen Borah volition beryllium accorded each owed respect and dignity,” Sarma said.Calling the determination a “homecoming”, the main curate added, “Joining the BJP volition beryllium similar a homecoming for him due to the fact that it is simply a enactment with galore radical similar him, whose fathers did not inhabit immoderate precocious offices.”