If Congress is elected, Assam will head into darkness: JP Nadda

BJP National President JP Nadda addresses an election campaign rally in Dibrugarh district, on Monday. Pic/PTI

BJP national president J P Nadda on Monday mocked the Congress, comparing it with an elephant having two sets of teeth - "one to show off and another to chew". Addressing an election rally at Tingkhong in Dibrugarh district, Nadda also accused the Congress of practising "politics of opportunism" and said Assam will head into "darkness" if the opposition party is voted to power.

"The Congress' only aim is politics of opportunism. They are with the Muslim League and fighting against the CPI(M) in Kerala, but joined hands with it in West Bengal and Assam...," Nadda said. "Like a tusker, the Congress has two sets of teeth - one to show off and another to chew. It says something and always does the opposite... It is dividing the society," the senior BJP leader said.

Repeatedly attacking the Congress, he said the opposition party "means darkness", while the BJP stands for development. "If you need darkness, then go with the Congress. But if you need development, hold the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Nadda said at the rally. The Congress has neglected Assam and the northeast since Independence, and did nothing to develop the region, he alleged.

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