Assam Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi here on Saturday took a dig at Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and said that he should learn from RSS chief Mohan Bhagawat who rightly said that “no man is god”. Launching a frontal attack on Assam chief minister, Mr Gogoi also equated the two BJP regimes---one headed by Mr Sarbananda Sonowal and current headed by Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma. “If the first BJP tenure headed by Mr Sonowal was embraced by the people of Assam with love and affection, in the second term headed by Mr Sarma people are forced to support BJP through intimidation, dadagiri, and blackmailing,” said Mr Gogoi.
He asserted that the political environment of the state has become hostile, resulting in a decline in the BJP's initial goodwill. Mr Gogoi however claimed that there was a visible decline in atmosphere of political fear and terror since the Lok Sabha elections and visits of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and now people have started expressing their anger against the BJP govt. He said that people of the state have also welcomed the recent remark of the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat that “no man is God”.
Pointing out that the remark of RSS chief was not only for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in fact it was for Assam chief minister too, he said, “Himanta Biswa Sarma is not God”. Mr Gogoi also criticized the BJP's proposal to include 'character lessons' in school curriculum, arguing that the party should refrain from discussing character when their actions have.