Sarbananda Sonowal on damage control mode; now talks of Hindu-Muslim unity

GUWAHATI: With barely five months left for Assembly polls in Assam, newly appointed BJP president Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal is now making attempts to reach out to different communities.

Sonowal is now talking of Hindu-Muslim unity. There is no indication that controversy on beef eating, cracker bursting in Pakistan will not feature in Assam polls, though beef has dominated the state politics for some time now.

Sonowal on Wednesday formally took over the president of the state unit and said: "Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and other religious groups are part of greater Assamese society and we want to take all for state's development."