Guwahati: Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Wednesday said that the list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election was announced by the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee to confuse people.
Reacting to the list, the minister said, “The Congress has published this list to confuse people. We will discuss it only if Sonia and Rahul Gandhi approve it.”
He added both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have a special place in their hearts for AUIDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal.
The APCC presented a slate of INC candidates for the next Lok Sabha Election 2024 on January 8.
The list of candidates was made public for at least 14 constituencies.
Meanwhile, speaking on reduce of life sentence of convict of Armanai Bora rape case he said, “We took the trial through fast-track however, the government has no authority over the legal system.”
“The police evidence was not enough for the court,” he added.
He added that the state has many women like Arnamai Bora, and the government has always strived to protect them and will do so going forward.