Guwahati: In what might tarnish the image of the first term of the BJP government in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that his driver had obtained a job by paying a bribe of Rs 20,000 about five to six years back.
Although Sarma said this to impress a huge audience while distributing appointment letters to 22,958 posts in 11 government departments on Saturday, his example inadvertently made it clear that corruption and a system of cash for the job were prevalent in the first term of the BJP government, led by his predecessor former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
“My driver is a policeman. When I was coming to this venue today, I asked him how he got the job, he said he had to pay Rs 20,000. This happened about five to six years back," Sarma said while addressing the audience.