Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma denies saying ‘Assam is becoming another Kashmir’

On his visit to the RSS office at Silchar, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he had gone there as a ‘swayam sevak’ and had left after some tea and breakfast.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has denied remarks attributed to him that the State is becoming “another Kashmir” and that he has sought help from the RSS to tackle the situation.

Mr. Sarma, who had visited the Cachar district headquarters of the RSS at Silchar last week, maintained that he had not discussed politics with the organisation as it is “fully aware” of the situation in Assam as well as in the northeast region.

“Should I lecture RSS about what is going on (in Assam)? They know about the situation in Assam and the northeast,” Mr. Sarma told reporters before winding up his three-day visit to Silchar on Monday.