Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Engages in Heated Exchange with Reporter Over Language

A reporter from digital news portal Lallantop asked the chief minister if he thought he had used unparliamentary language during the last leg of the campaign. On hearing this, Himanta Biswa Sarma got agitated. He retorted, "My language is always better than Lallantop." To this, the reporter quickly replied, "Lallantop doesn't need any certificate from you." To which the chief minister got even angrier and said, "So I don't want any certificate from you either!" Not stopping there, Himanta quipped, "What is this Lallantop plus thing? I have never seen this." On the one hand, there is this political heat going on, while on the other hand, the fate of 126-member assembly is being decided in the field: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â