Removal of Gandhi family can rejuvenate Congress and prevent further deterioration: Assam CM Sarma

Speaking to reporters, Sarma said, “The source has to be corrected. The day Congress removes the Gandhi family, maybe that day some sanity will come to the party.”

Refusing to respond to questions unrelated to his party, the BJP leader remarked, "Ask us only that much where we can add value. How can the BJP answer about Congress? Ask Congress-related questions to Congress."

Leaders such as Jitendra Singh, Bhupen Borah, and Ripun Bora have all attempted to change the Congress party, but Sarma criticized their efforts and said that true transformation is still elusive.

  “Unless the source of the problem—the Gandhi family—is addressed, the party will continue to deteriorate,” he stated.

Sarma intensified his criticism by holding the Gandhi family accountable for a number of national problems, such as the Indus Waters Treaty, Kashmir, and the Chicken's Neck corridor, suggesting that their leadership was the cause of long-term policy failures.
Sarma, who is well-known for taking a strong stand against his old party, reaffirmed that a fundamental change in leadership is necessary before the Congress can be revitalized.

  “The party will remain the same unless the core issue is fixed,” he concluded.

His remarks followed those of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, who said that Sarma and the BJP-led Assamese government were the most corrupt in the nation.