Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a sharp political critique against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, following the INDIA opposition bloc’s symbolic impeachment exercise targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Addressing media persons in Guwahati on Tuesday, Sarma quipped that while multiple high-level efforts by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to elevate Rahul Gandhi to the nation’s top executive post had repeatedly failed, the opposition alliance had now resorted to appointing him Prime Minister inside a staged parliamentary setting arranged at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence. The Chief Minister asserted that while Rahul Gandhi may preside over symbolic assemblies, Narendra Modi remains firmly seated as Prime Minister in India’s actual Parliament.
Opposition Stirs Political Storm Over CEC Impeachment and Voters’ List Revision
The Chief Minister’s sharp remarks come amid intensifying confrontations between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition parties regarding the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and alleged discrepancies within electoral rolls. Over the weekend, leaders of the INDIA alliance convened a mock parliamentary session in the national capital to adopt a symbolic impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, subsequently channeling the momentum into a major joint rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan. Attended by prominent opposition figures including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the mass gathering raised questions over institutional independence and voter verification procedures across sensitive constituencies.
Assam Cabinet to Seek CBI Probe into Catastrophic Eastern Assam Floods
Turning to critical state governance decisions, Chief Minister Sarma revealed that the Assam Cabinet has resolved to petition the Union government for an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to establish the structural causes behind the recent flash floods that wreaked havoc across eastern districts. Severe inundations triggered by the surging Dikhow River caused extensive infrastructural damage, displacement, and agricultural losses throughout Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat districts earlier this year. Sarma explained that the state administration will dispatch a formal requisition letter to the Centre within the next 10 days, emphasizing that the state seeks an impartial, technical investigation to uncover whether external human factors, systemic reservoir management lapses, or procedural breaches precipitated the unprecedented regional flooding.
Zero Tolerance on Polygamy: Cabinet Approves Immediate Dismissal Rule for State Employees
In another major policy decision, the Assam Cabinet granted official approval to introduce sweeping amendments to the Assam Service and Discipline Rules, creating a stringent statutory clause prohibiting polygamy among state government personnel. Under this newly instituted administrative regulation, any government employee found practicing polygamy will be subject to immediate dismissal from official service, irrespective of their religious faith or personal civil codes. Furthermore, the amendment codifies such conduct as an absolute disqualification for securing future public employment within the state, signaling the administration’s continued push toward standardizing marital conduct regulations across public services.
BJP Hits Back at Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Foreign Aid’ Allegations via UK Speech Video
On the national front, the political war of words intensified after the BJP released archival footage of Rahul Gandhi’s address in Britain to counter his recent assertions alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office through foreign backing. BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan circulated an older video clip of the Congress leader speaking in London ahead of the Lok Sabha polls on digital platform X, claiming the footage demonstrates Gandhi actively calling for global intervention by terming the defense of Indian democracy a battle extending beyond the nation’s borders. Pointing back to Gandhi’s March 2023 engagement with British parliamentarians and foreign think tanks, the BJP alleged that repeated appeals to international audiences undermine sovereign democratic institutions.