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News India Live, Digital Desk: The political temperature has reached its peak in the last phase of campaigning for the Assam Assembly elections 2026. Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge has raised sharp questions while opening a front against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Addressing an election rally, Kharge raised questions on the functioning of the central government and central agencies and asked why the corruption allegations against Himanta Biswa Sarma are not being investigated. This statement of Kharge has come at a time when Assam Police has intensified raids by registering an FIR against Congress leader Pawan Kheda on charges of fake passport and documents.

Surrounded by ‘washing machine’ statement, accused of corruption

Mallikarjun Kharge took a jibe at BJP and said that the leaders who appeared ‘corrupt’ while being in other parties, get washed clean in the ‘washing machine’ as soon as they join BJP. Referring to the old cases of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, he alleged that the agencies are being used only to suppress the voice of the opposition. Kharge asked, “If opposition leaders can be raided, then why are those who are in power being given immunity?”

Counterattack on Pawan Kheda controversy and ‘Patal’ warning

This attack by the Congress President comes after the statement of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in which he had warned to find Pawan Kheda even from ‘Patal’. It is noteworthy that Pawan Kheda had made serious allegations against the Chief Minister’s wife Riniki Bhuiyan Sarma of having a foreign passport and property, which the Chief Minister has termed as ‘AI photoshopped’ and a ‘Pakistani conspiracy’. Kharge said that Congress is not afraid of these threats and the public will respond to the dictatorship of BJP in this election.

Congress’s ‘5 Guarantees’ vs BJP’s ‘Hindutva Card’

Assam’s election battle now completely hinges on ‘guarantee versus polarization’. Where Kharge announced financial assistance for women, health insurance of Rs 25 lakh and pension for the elderly. 5 big guarantees Has announced, whereas BJP is aggressive on the issue of infiltration and cultural identity. Kharge expressed confidence that the people of Assam will vote for development and justice. This war of words has completely heated up the election atmosphere of the state before the voting to be held on April 9.