Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress party of systematically looting the state. Sarma claimed that the Congress had resolved to loot Rajasthan and asserted that they had fulfilled that resolution. He criticised the Congress for engaging in what he called “appeasement politics” and alleged that incidents like the recent one involving Kanhaiya Lal would have led to immediate action in BJP-ruled states.
Sarma pointed to economic disparities between BJP-ruled states and Rajasthan, citing the prices of petrol and electricity. He claimed that Rajasthan had been looted scientifically, with the state’s residents paying the highest electricity bills compared to northeastern states like Meghalaya and Manipur. The Assam CM emphasised that his state, under BJP governance, provided petrol at a lower rate.
“You can see that the whole of Rajasthan was looted in a scientific way. If we compare Rajasthan and Assam in economy and geography, in Assam, there is a BJP government. We give petrol to people at Rs 97 to 98 per litre. In Haryana and UP, it is Rs 94 to 95 but in Rajasthan, it is Rs 108 to 110 and Priyanka Gandhi comes here and says that they’re with the poor. If you compare it with other states, Rajasthan people have to pay the highest amount of electricity bills. It is costlier than north-eastern states like Meghalaya and Manipur,” Himanta Biswa Sarma remarked.