BJP wants "deaf and dumb dalits" Udit Raj
Patna, May 7: The BJP wants "deaf and dumb" dalits, alleged Udit Raj, who recently quit the saffron party after he was denied a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls.
Terming Narendra Modi government as "anti-dalit" and "anti-backward class", Raj said the BJP wants dalits who are "deaf and dumb" but it does not want a dalit leader who can raise his voice.
Raj, who had joined the Congress after quitting the BJP, told reporters at the Congress party office here that "If dalits want to lead a respectful and dignified life, then they should vote for Congress, RJD and allies.
"If any dalit votes for BJP, then he/she will be jeopardizing lives of their future generations," he alleged.
Raj is the sitting MP from north west Delhi constituency.
He claimed that Ram Nath Kovind was nominated by the BJP to the President's post as he did not raise his voice in the party but he (Udit) spoke against the government even in Parliament.
He also alleged that Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is as much "anti-dalit" as the Modi government at the Centre.
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
