India, April 4 -- Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks against Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury's mother over alleged beef eating and for being "anti-national and anti-Sanatani" have put the young leader in the spotlight ahead of the April 9 assembly polls.

On Thursday, Sarma alleged that the candidate's mother, Sujata Gurung Chowdhury, eats beef, supports anti-nationals and opposes Sanatani traditions, citing her social media posts.

"The AJP has fielded a candidate whose mother's Instagram posts show that she criticises Lord Krishna, openly eats beef, challenging Sanatani people, supports [anti-national] people like [jailed former Jawaharlal Nehru University students] Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid and says ...