PM’s policies pushing country deeper into crisis, says Priyanka

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a slave of the USA and dragged the country into a deeper crisis.

Addressing rallies for the candidates of the Congress and ally Assam Jatiya Parishad in eastern Assam on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), she also said the people of the State were tired of the “mafia and syndicate rule” of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government.

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Ms. Vadra said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was running a “double slavery government” instead of the much-vaunted double-engine government. “Modiji has become America’s slave and the country is in crisis because of his policies. And Himantaji is Modiji’s slave,” he said.

He said that the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister have shown that they work for the people only when they see some benefits for themselves. He added that such “selfishness” creates a chain of dependency designed to suppress the people of Assam.

“This double slavery government is making the people of this beautiful and self-respecting State its slaves,” the Congress leader said, accusing the BJP of threatening to halt or cancel beneficiary schemes if the people do not attend rallies of senior leaders, including the Prime Minister.

“We want a government that does not threaten or intimidate you, but serves you, works honestly for you and strengthens your culture and civilization,” he said, underlining a series of guarantees in case the Congress comes to power in Assam. Guarantees include ₹50,000 for women to start a small business and health insurance cover of up to ₹25 lakh.

Justice for Zubeen

Attacking the Chief Minister, Ms Vadra said the “one family” had looted everything in Assam and handed over the land and resources of the people to corporate companies. He accused the BJP under Mr. Sarma of being involved in various scams.

“The people are fed up with tax-paying mafia and union rule everywhere,” he said.

Ms. Vadra also promised justice for late Zubeen Garg, who died while swimming off an island in Singapore on September 19, 2025, causing mass suffering in Assam.

He said the Congress government would ensure justice for the cultural icon within the first 100 days. He later denied the BJP’s claim that the Congress had politicized his death.

“Seeking justice for a respected figure is a political duty, not opportunism. I don’t think such a tragedy should be politicized, but when people want justice for someone they love and respect, it is our duty as politicians to make every effort to achieve justice,” he said.

The single-phase election for Assam’s 126-member Assembly will be held on April 9. The counting of votes is planned to be held on May 4.