Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- The Assam Pradesh Congress leadership lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) for carrying out an alleged "deep rooted conspiracy" to destroy the "existence of the Assamese people" by nullifying the Assam Accord after the Central government extended the dates for which persecuted religious minorities in neighbouring countries can stay in India.

Addressing a joint press conference at Rajiv Bhavan in Guwahati, Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia and former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora strongly criticised the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led state government, and the BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), calling them "anti-national" for appeasement and vote bank politics.

"The BJP has no intention o...