Avoid visit to Assamese icon Sankardeva's birthplace tomorrow: Himanta to Rahul

January 21, 2024 11:08

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', in Nagaland/ANI Photo

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should avoid visiting the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva at Batadrava on January 22, as there can be no competition between Lord Ram and the medieval age Vaishnav saint revered as an icon in the state.

Sarma said that commandos will be deployed along sensitive routes of minority-dominated areas to be taken by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

"We will request Rahul Gandhi not to visit Batadrava on Monday during the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple as it will reflect Assam in the wrong light," the chief minister said at a press conference in Guwahati.

He can go after the consecration ceremony without creating unnecessary competition which will be sad for Assam', he said. -- PTI

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