Guwahati, Oct 14 (TIWN) Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Assam witnessed highest number of deaths of minorities during the 15-year rule of the Congress in the state.

Sarma said this on Monday while addressing a rally for BJP candidate, Toufiqur Rahman for the Jania Assembly seat, which goes for bypolls on October 21.  "If one looks at the history, one will see that across highest number of minority people died in Assam during the 15-year rule of Congress under the leadership of then Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi," said Sarma while addressing the rally. 

"Whenever Congress comes to power, there are communal clashes. Assam has recorded the highest number of deaths of minority people in the country during the three terms of Congress rule," he said.  He alleged it is a ploy of the Congress to frighten the minorities and get votes. "It is only during the tenure of the Congress that communal clashes took place. Congress creates fear and rules people," he said.