BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Sunday, 22 May, that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is speaking of breaking up the country when he refers to India as a Union of states.
Biswa Sarma, who was speaking at an event in Delhi to mark 75 years of RSS-linked magazines Panchjanya and Organiser, asserted, "When Congress called itself Indian National Congress and held meetings across India, did it mean it as a Union of states? By calling it a Union of states, Rahul Gandhi is speaking of breaking up the country. Indirectly he is encouraging secessionist sentiments. It is no different from what ULFA says, only the language used may be different.”