Pradyut Bordoloi alleges ‘humiliation’ amid Assam Congress ticket row A senior member of the Assam Congress, Pradyut Bordoloi, has raised concerns about alleged humiliation within the party’s leadership over a dispute involving a candidate screening process. Bordoloi, a two-term MP from Nagaon and a former minister in the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government, claims that his grievances regarding the alleged involvement of a Congress MLA in a case against him were dismissed by party leaders. The controversy centers on the MLA from Laharighat, Asif Nazar, who is accused of providing patronage to Emdadul Islam, an individual arrested for attacking Bordoloi and another MLA during a campaign event in April 2025. Bordoloi alleges that Islam, who was released on bail and received a “hero’s welcome” from Nazar, was not properly addressed by the party leadership despite his prior briefing of Gogoi about the incident. In a letter to Jitendra Singh, the AICC-in-charge of Assam, Bordoloi expressed frustration over the party’s handling of the matter. He claimed that Gogoi, the state Congress president, shared a platform with both Nazar and Islam at a local event, which he viewed as a failure to address his concerns. The situation escalated further when UP MP Imran Masood, a member of the Central Election Committee, reportedly dismissed Bordoloi’s allegations as “false” during a meeting in New Delhi on March 13. Bordoloi described the incident as a personal blow, emphasizing his long-standing loyalty to the Congress. “I have been with the Congress since my school days… this particularly hit my self-respect,” he told reporters. He accused the party leadership of ignoring his concerns and failing to uphold its principles.#assam_congress #pradyut_bordoloi #asif_nazar #emdadul_islam #jitendra_singh
