Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah is sad over the Singapore authorities’s determination to confer CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with the distinguished Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship. The Congress chief is so offended over the event that he has determined to jot down to the Singapore authorities opposing the transfer, asking to revoke the choice.
Bhupen Borah has stated that he’ll write to the Singapore authorities by its embassy in India, urging them to withdraw the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship awarded to Himanta Biswa Sarma.
In a press release, Bhupen Borah stated that Himanta Biswa Sarma isn’t appropriate for such an honour. ‘Lee Kuan Yew, the Father of Singapore, was an exemplary statesman who demonstrated honesty, hardwork and civility all his life. On the other hand, Himanta Biswa Sarma exemplifies the opposite of everything that Lee Kuan Yew stood for,’ he stated.
Borah argued that Himanta Biswa Sarma’s monitor file and actions stand in stark distinction to the ideas upheld by Lee Kuan Yew, in response to a report by India Today NE.
Bhupen Borah listed a number of causes justifying his opposition to the fellowship to the Assam CM. He stated that Himanta Biswa Sarma frequently makes extremely communalised statements in opposition to minorities. Borah additionally added that the BJP govt led by Sarma has failed to offer fundamental companies to residents, and on the identical time, the state’s debt is growing.
It is notable that Bhupen Borah was in Hyderabad to attend the two-day CWC assembly that concluded immediately.
Earlier within the day the Chief Minister’s workplace had introduced that Himanta Biswa Sarma has been bestowed with the famend Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship by the Singapore govt. He has been conferred with the fellowship in recognition of his devoted management in public works and growth, and his immense function in championing the reason for growth and worldwide concord, the assertion stated.
As a part of the Fellowship, he has been prolonged the invitation to go to Singapore as a Lee Kuan Yew Fellow.
Founded in 1991, the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship was launched as a tribute to Lee Kuan Yew, who was the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, for his contributions to the nation. The Patron of the Fellowship is the Prime Minister of Singapore.
