Guwahati, July 20 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of compromising her State's future by encouraging encroachment by a "particular community" and appeasement just to stay in power. He said that his Government would continue to fight to preserve its heritage and its people, while asserting that there is no linguistic divide in Assam.

The BJP leader was reacting to Banerjee's post on X earlier in the day, slamming the Assam Government for "threatening" Bengali-speaking people and alleging that the BJP was pursuing a "divisive agenda".

Replying to Banerjee's post, Sarma wrote, "Didi, let me remind you, in Assam, we are not fighting our own people. We are fearlessly resisting the ongoing, unch...