GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma neither BJP nor Assam will be paying the bills of the Maharashtra legislators camping at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel here from Wednesday.
He also denied his involvement with the crisis in Maharashtra. “Why should be involved in whether there is BJP’s support in Maharashtra or not. My only concern is that if some guests have come to Assam, they should be staying securely and comfortably. Tomorrow, even if Congress comes, I will extend the same welcome,” Sarma said.
Amid speculations of rising hotel bills of the rebel Maharashtra MLAs, Sarma said, “Why will BJP pay the bills or for that matter why will Assam foot the bills. Rather Assam is earning by way of GST from the hotel.”
Sarma also took a jibe at journalists saying that only after the legislators from Maharashtra arrived here during the ongoing flood, Assam’s flood woes have been taken notice of. “I am grateful Shiv Sena came at this time because of which Assam's flood was highlighted,” Sarma said.
Prabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is curren...
Read MorePrabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is currently the Chief of Bureau (northeast). He has been reporting in mainstream Indian national media since 2001. He has been a field journalist reporting gamut of issues from India’s northeastern region and major developments in neighbouring countries like Myanmar, China, Bhutan and Bangladesh concerning India and northeastern region. He has been covering insurgency—internal and cross-border, politics, natural calamities, environment etc. He is a post-graduate in Geological Sciences from Gauhati University.
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