Assam CM Himanta Sarma’s jibe at a particular religion – read Church – for working against NDA in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur in polls was unwarranted. For Sarma who spurns Miya votes, objection to Church interfering in politics is rich. BJP hasn’t learnt lessons from voters’ repudiation of its communally polarizing politics.
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