Guwahati, Feb. 24 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Assam has sparked a political storm, with seven senior Congress leaders demanding accountability for what they describe as massive corruption, land grabs, and governance failures by the ruling BJP.

In a strongly worded statement, AICC general secretary Jitendra Singh, Congress deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah, opposition leader Debabrata Saikia, MPs Rakibul Hussain and Pradyut Bordoloi and AICC media and publicity chairman Pawan Khera on Monday highlighted the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

They pointed out the recent violent incidents, including an attack on Lok Sabha MP Rakibul Hussain in a busy...