Badruddin Ajmal, president of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), said the Indian National Congress has become a "Muslim League-type party" in Assam [1, 2, 3].
The statement highlights a growing rift between minority-focused political entities in Assam and the national Congress party. By comparing the party to the historic Muslim League, Ajmal is suggesting that the Congress is abandoning its broad secular appeal in favor of a narrower, communal strategy to maintain its electoral base.
Ajmal said the party is behaving like another Muslim League and has failed to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) [2]. He said that the Congress has relied too heavily on the support of Muslim MLAs to sustain its presence in the state [2, 4].
According to Ajmal, this shift in strategy is an attempt by the Congress to win Muslim-majority seats [2, 4]. He said that this approach follows a poor performance by the party in previous state elections, leading to a change in how the organization positions itself within the region [5].
"Congress has become a ‘Muslim League‑type party’ in Assam," Ajmal said [1]. He said that the party's inability to provide a robust challenge to the BJP has forced it into this specific behavioral pattern [2].
This critique comes as political parties in Assam navigate a complex landscape of ethnic and religious identity. The AIUDF, which often competes for the same voter base as the Congress, continues to challenge the legitimacy of the Congress party's leadership regarding minority representation [1, 2].
“"Congress has become a ‘Muslim League‑type party’ in Assam."”
This accusation reflects the intense competition for the minority vote in Assam. By framing the Congress as a 'Muslim League-type' entity, Ajmal is attempting to position the AIUDF as the only authentic representative of Muslim interests while simultaneously accusing the Congress of opportunistic communalism rather than genuine secularism.
