The Congress party on Friday (November 28, 2025) criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for daring the Opposition parties to stop him from returning to power and implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly are due by May 2026.
Congress leader Pawan Khera said the Chief Minister’s days were numbered because of misrule and large-scale corruption. “First of all, he will not return to power. He knows he will go to jail after the upcoming election,” he said.
The Congress spokesperson said the UCC was undesirable for a diverse country like India. “This country is a collection of several belief systems, customs, traditions, and languages. You cannot try to impose one language, one system, one belief, and one faith on everyone,” he said.
Mr. Khera accused the Chief Minister of damaging Assam’s identity and heading “the most corrupt government in the history of independent India”. He said people discuss corruption whenever the Chief Minister’s name crops up.
