Guwahati, June 11 -- Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has weakened democratic institutions and relied on engineering defections to consolidate political power, both nationally and in Assam.

Responding to questions from journalists on Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 12 consecutive years in office on Wednesday, Gogoi said the BJP had reduced politics to a process of breaking and poaching political parties.

"The BJP has weakened democracy and reduced politics to a game of breaking and poaching parties. The same has happened in Assam," he said.

Gogoi also alleged that the BJP was attempting to control the media, claiming that there was a reason why Assa...