India, Jan. 6 -- Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that the ruling party is selectively rewriting Assam's history and pushing divisive politics ahead of the crucial 2026 Assembly elections.

Addressing the media, Bordoloi said the upcoming elections would be a defining moment for Assam's democracy, determining whether the state moves towards being corruption-free, progressive and socially harmonious, or continues on what he described as a path of deep division and polarisation.

Bordoloi alleged that since coming to power in 2016, the BJP's core political strategy in Assam has revolved around religious polarisation, particularly by "othering" the Muslim community to consolidate votes. He ...