Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said he continues to be in contact with Congress leaders because of his long association with the party, downplaying the allegations of his involvement in a ploy to topple the JMM-led Jharkhand government. Sarma, the BJP strongman of the Northeast, said Congress leaders are his old friends and there is nothing much to read into it.
“Congress leaders keep in touch with me as old friends. I…