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Congress Chief Threatens Legal Action Against Assam CM Over Controversial Remarks On Women

 

GUWAHATI: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhupen Kumar Borah on Tuesday, April 29, threatened legal action against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, following alleged remarks made by the latter suggesting that women had to offer their virginity to secure government jobs during the Congress-led government in Assam from 2001 to 2015.

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“I can bet that in Indian politics--and maybe even world politics--nobody would have uttered such a vile statement,” Borah posted on X.

Demanding an apology from the chief minister within 24 hours, he warned that failure to do so will prompt the Congress party’s women’s wing to approach the Gauhati High Court.

Borah, in his post, further questioned whether Sarma was accusing the previous government of facilitating a “systemic programme of rape” in the state. He asked why Sarma, who served as a minister during a portion of the Congress regime, remained silent at the time if such practices had indeed occurred.

The Congress leader additionally asserted that such remarks were an insult to lakhs of women who had served in government posts during the 15-year tenure of the Congress-led state government. “These women are daughters, mothers, sisters of some family. By implying they were offering their virginity for jobs, the CM has cast aspersions on their dignity,” he said.

Borah has called on Sarma to publicly retract his statement and issue an apology to the women of Assam. However, no official response has yet been issued by the chief minister or the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regarding the development.

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