The campaign for the October 6 Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll in Assam has reached its climax with the last day of campaigning on Sunday. Voting for the prestigious seat will take place on October 6.
The political war of words is revolving around biryani, pulao, chicken and even dry fish, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress MP Rakibul Hussain locking horns
The controversy then drew in AIUDF chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, who launched his own attack on Hussain. In the last lap, the political war of words is revolving around biryani, pulao , chicken and even dry fish, with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress MP Rakibul Hussain trading barbs on the campaign trail. The exchange began after Sarma took a swipe at Hussain during an election rally, comparing the Congress leader to ‘ Bakasura’ , the mythological figure known for his enormous appetite. Hussain hit back with sarcasm, saying he was born to enjoy biryani . Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigning in Nagaon Sarma then escalated the exchange at an election rally in Nagaon.
Ajmal is contesting from Nagaon to try and make a comeback to Parliament after losing the Dhubri Lok Sabha seat to Hussain by a record margin of over 10 lakh votes.
Sarma also alleged that Hussain eats meat and pulao several times a day and accused him of “digesting” money meant for government schemes. “God sent me into this world to eat biryani and Allah made me wealthy when I was born,” Hussain said, taking a dig at the Chief Minister. “Those who are born to drink their mother’s milk are human beings, and those born to eat biryani are animals,” Sarma said, directly responding to Hussain’s biryani remark.
The Nagaon Lok Sabha seat fell vacant just ahead of the Assam polls earlier this year when former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned from the party and joined the BJP.
