GUWAHATI, Jun 4 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh on Sunday slammed the State Government for recommending action against the elected North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) and alleged that the ruling Congress has always been plotting to overthrow non-Congress governments. Addressing mediapersons here, the functionaries of the party made it clear that the BJP had no objection to law taking its own course in the case of certain members of the council, but the entire autonomous council should not be held responsible and suspended in total disregard to democratic aspirations of the people.

“If there are allegations of corruption or involvement in diversion of funds to the coffers of the extremist groups against anybody in the executive committee of the NCHAC, then action should be taken as per the law of the land,” said the BJP.

Terming the recommendation as undemocratic, anti-tribal and against the mandate of the people of NC Hills, the BJP said that it was an attempt by the Congress government to cover up its miserable failure in tackling the present volatile law-and-order situation. “At a time when the NC Hills is passing through a very critical period in terms of social and political dynamics, suspension of the NCHAC will only further alienate the people of NC Hills,” said the BJP.

On the other hand, referring to the breakdown of the BJP-ASDC alliance, the BJP said that the Congress had succeeded in its machinations and the ASDC in its attempt to cling to power had played to the tunes of the Congress. “But now the ASDC has paid a heavy price by dancing to the tune of the Congress which sees no use of the ASDC after the Lok Sabha elections,” the BJP said.

The BJP also said that the Congress wanted to keep the NC Hills district a perennial conflict zone for its own advantage.