Guwahati, April 1 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused the Congress of treating Assam in a "step-motherly" manner and urged voters not to forgive the party in next month's assembly elections. Addressing rallies in Tezpur and Dergaon, Singh alleged that the Congress encouraged illegal infiltration, while the present Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government under Himanta Biswa Sarma is working to remove it. "Assam has got a new recognition under 10 years of BJP rule. Congress governments always treated Assam in a step-motherly manner. It kept Assam not just far from 'Dilli', but also from 'Dil and Dimaag'," he said. "Congress has abused the youths of Assam. that's why I appeal to voters not to forgive that party," he said. He also accused the Congress of encouraging illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh for vote bank politics. "They stooped very low just to secure votes. our government has carried out evictions of these illegal settlers," he said.utpal parashar...