News Political Pulse In new Assam Assembly, BJP refrain: 'Congress represents one community'; Opposition calls it divisive talk “Today, we are seeing in the Assembly a secular party like the Congress, which 150 years ago spoke about equal rights and duties, representing a particular religious community only,” says Assam CM during UCC Bill debate Sarma added: “Today, we are seeing in the Assembly a secular party like the Congress, which 150 years ago spoke about equal rights and duties, representing a particular religious community only. They spoke about the Quran and Shariat but not once did the Bhagwad Gita, Ramayan and Mahabharat leave their mouths.” 6 min read Guwahati May 30, 2026 07:00 AM IST First published on: May 30, 2026 at 07:00 AM IST The Assam Assembly elections threw up a House that has never been as starkly disparate along communal lines as now. The effect is showing – in debates, in the language used by the ruling BJP, and in the choices made by the Opposition Congress.…