Rajya Sabha elections 2022: Congress accuses AIUDF of ‘selling’ lawmakers to benefit BJP, calls Badruddin Ajmal a ‘traitor’

The opposition Congress in Assam has accused the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) of “selling” five of its lawmakers to benefit the BJP in the elections to two Rajya Sabha seats, scheduled to be held on March 31. 

The Assam Congress called Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF party calling a dhokebaaz (traitor). “AIUDF has sold five of its MLAs to the BJP. Therefore, the AIUDF can be called as Agar Industries Undemocratic Dhokabaaz Front,” Assam Congress chief Bhupen Bora said.

“I can guarantee that all 26 Congress lawmakers and one legislator each from CPI (M) and Raijor Dal will vote for our candidate. But five lawmakers from AIUDF have been sold [to the BJP] and Ajmal is directly involved. He tried to mislead all by casting aspersions on Congress lawmakers,” he charged.  

Bora also alleged that the AIUDF tried to field its agent for the polls without consulting the Congress and attempted to blackmail them. 

Meanwhile, the Assam BJP has rubbished the allegations saying that the Congress and AIUDF are the two sides of the same coin. AIUDF leader Aminul Islam, too, rejected the allegations and said that there were differences within the Congress itself over Bora’s selection.