Guwahati, July 2 -- The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has alleged large-scale irregularities and corruption in the Gorukhuti Agricultural Project.

Senior Congress leader Ram Prasad Sharma claimed a clear mismatch between the statements of project chairman Padma Hazarika and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, demanding a CBI inquiry into the alleged misuse of public funds.

Sharma said the government launched the project on over 77,000 bighas of land after evicting Indian citizens and spent nearly Rs 25 crore on it.

After granting Padma Hazarika cabinet status and investing substantial public funds, the government raised public expectations of job creation and dairy self-sufficiency through Gir cow farming.

Instead, Sharma al...