Guwahati, March 24 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that the previous Congress government lacked the will to protect rhinoceroses in the state. CM Sarma also accused the Congress regime of failing to act against corruption.

Speaking in the Assam Assembly, CM Sarma claimed that only 25 anti-corruption cases were registered in the state between 2011 and 2014.

"In 2011 only 8 cases were registered. In 2012 only 12 cases and 5 cases in 2013 were registered while not a single case was registered in 2014. Was there no corruption in Assam before 2014? The corruption news was published in every newspaper in Assam at that time, but then the government didn't take cognizance," CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

He further ...