Guwahati, March 5 -- Suspended Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha on Thursday accused his previous party of "appeasement politics", citing it as one of the reasons for switching sides and join Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of Assam polls.

Along with Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, two other suspended Congress MLAs, Basanta Das and Sashi Kanta Das, also joined the BJP.

Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha said, "The main reason (for leaving the Congress) is their appeasement... If Congress does not change its ideology in the future, it will become hollow."

He further added that the security and progress of the state are also one of the reasons for his and other MLAs' decision.

"The three of us have joined the BJP with only one purpose: the secur...