"Gifted Perfumes To PM, If He Doesn't Use...": Congress' Assam Ally Chief

Mr Ajmal also took a swipe at senior BJP figures - like Prime Minister Narendra Modi - for failing to acknowledge courtesy gifts of perfumes and fragrances he'd sent

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal - who is part of the Congress-led 'mahajot' (alliance) in the Assam election, and who identifies himself as "the only target of the BJP" - today accused the ruling party of polarising voters and reserving their venom for him because they had failed the people. Mr Ajmal also took a swipe at senior BJP figures - like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah - for failing to acknowledge courtesy gifts of perfumes and fragrances he'd sent them; the 71-year-old is the owner of a successful perfumery established by his father. "'Badruddin Ajmal' is an issue because they want to polarise... they are polarising the people by stoking fears of this dadiwalla (someone with a beard) or topiwala (someone wearing a hat) will become the Chief Minister and bring in Bangladeshis..." Mr Ajmal told NDTV. "They (the BJP) didn't fulfill any of their promises (to the people of Assam). They said (ahead of the 2016 polls) that they would control price rise... but didn't. They promised to control floods... but didn't. They promised to open industries... but didn't. They've done nothing... have nothing to talk about... and so for every question, the answer is 'Badruddin Ajmal'," he added.