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Pradyut asked to substantiate his claims

By Staff Correspondent

DIBRUGARH, June 29 - Tingkhong MLA Bimal Borah has asked Nowgong MP and former Congress Minister Pradyut Bordoloi to come up with concrete evidence to prove the involvement of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the reported coal syndicate in Margherita area as alleged by him.

While addressing newsmen in Rajgarh, Bimal Bora came down heavily on the former Congress Minister and challenged him to prove his claim. Bordoloi had stated before newsmen that the coal syndicate in Margherita subdivision was taking place under the patronage of Sonowal directly from the office of Chief Minister. �Either the Nowgong MP Bordoloi must prove it with evidence or retract his statement. He should not go about making baseless allegations sans any proof,� said Bora.

Bimal Bora also reminded the Congress leader of some 150 illegal syndicate gates which were operative during the 15-years of Congress rule and how BJP closed them all. �The highest numbers of rhinos were killed when Pradyut Bordoloi was the Forest Minister. Besides, the State also suffered immensely due to erratic power supply when Bordoloi was the Minister for Power. Massive destruction of forests and coal syndicate was actually going on under him. Now that the BJP has taken a tough stand against all kinds of syndicates and corrupt practices, the Congress leader is simply engaged in gossip. Pointing fingers at the CM�s office without any evidence is really unfortunate,� said the MLA.

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