Guwahati, March 26 -- Assam Congress election observer and former Jharkhand Minister Bandhu Tirkey on Thursday said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma must respond to questions raised by the public and opposition, alleging that key concerns of tea garden workers and Adivasi communities have been ignored under the current government.

Addressing a press conference at Rajiv Bhawan here, Tirkey stated, "During the Congress government, under former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, a special committee was constituted for tea garden workers to determine their wages. However, after the BJP came to power and Himanta Biswa Sarma became Chief Minister, the committee was rendered inactive and prevented from performing its intended functions." Tirkey dema...