Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- Senior Congress leader and former MP Abdul Khaleque on Sunday alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had completely failed to take the state forward at the expected pace over the past six months after receiving a second mandate, and claimed that the government was functioning by taking "one loan after another".

According to an official release from the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, he also alleged that the government had failed to fulfil the aspirations of the tribal communities.

Khaleque made the remarks while addressing an important press conference at Kshirod Bhawan, the office of the Morigaon District Congress Committee, in connection with the by-election to the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency....