New Delhi: A major controversy has broken out over tea garden picture appearing on Congress Assam campaign page. Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday called out Congress party for portraying Taiwan tea garden as that of Assam and in the process delivering an insult to the state.
Sarma shared screenshots of the posts from Congress’ official campaign ‘Assam Bachao’ and wrote that the official Congress campaign page is using photos of tea gardens from Taiwan to say “Assam Bachao”.
Biswa Sarma tweeted two posts claiming that Congress’official Assam campaign page ‘Assam Bachao’ has used photos of Taiwan’s tea garden photos in the name of Assam.
Biswa Sharma fact-checks Cong Assam campaign
Official Congress campaign page is using photo of tea garden from Taiwan to say “Assam Bachao”.
Congress leaders can’t even recognise Assam?
This is an insult of Assam and Tea Garden workers of our state. #CongressInsultsAssam pic.twitter.com/UTS7iSROu2
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 4, 2021
The first tweet reads, “Official Congress campaign page is using photo of tea garden from Taiwan to say “Assam Bachao”. Congress leaders can’t even recognise Assam? This is an insult of Assam and Tea Garden workers of our state.”
First Congress couldn’t identify Assam, now Congress can’t even recognise Assamese people.
This is again a pic from Taiwan.
Congress leaders have forgotten Assam. Let’s show @INCIndia how beautiful our land is. #CongressInsultsAssam pic.twitter.com/TfRxXdfUAK
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 4, 2021
While the second reads, “First Congress couldn’t identify Assam, now Congress can’t even recognise Assamese people. This is again a pic from Taiwan. Congress leaders have forgotten Assam. Let’s show @INCIndia how beautiful our land is. #CongressInsultsAssam.”
Priyanka Gandhi woos tea garden workers in Assam
Ahead of assembly elections in Assam, Congress had launched the ‘Assam Bachao’ (Save Assam) campaign. Under the campaign, Congress leaders and workers are interacting with all stakeholders.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam this week, was also seen plucking tea leaves with estate workers at Sadhuru tea garden in Biswanath district.
चाय बागान के श्रमिकों का जीवन सच्चाई एवं सादगी से भरा हुआ है एवं उनका श्रम देश के लिए बहुमूल्य है।
आज उनके संग बैठकर उनके कामकाज, घर परिवार का हालचाल जाना और उनके जीवन की कठिनाइयों को महसूस किया।
उनसे मिला प्रेम और ये आत्मीयता नहीं भूलूँगी pic.twitter.com/i99byrBtXn
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 2, 2021
“The life of tea garden workers is full of truth and simplicity and their labour is valuable for the country. After sitting with them today, I understood their work, felt well being of their families and the difficulties of their life,” Gandhi tweeted along with pictures of herself interacting with the tea workers.
Voting for Assam elections will take place on 27th March, 1st and 6th April. The results will be announced on 2nd May, 2021.
