PM Modi: Bordoloi Saved Assam from 1946 Cabinet Mission, Congress's 'Conspiracy'

• PM Modi praised Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi for saving Assam from being separated from India during the 1946 Cabinet Mission.
• The 1946 Cabinet Mission proposed a three-tier system, including 'grouping' states, with Assam placed in 'Group C' alongside Muslim-majority Bengal.
• Assam's CM Bordoloi feared this grouping would erase Assam's identity and push it towards East Pakistan, despite central Congress initially agreeing.
• Bordoloi firmly opposed his own party's decision, seeking advice from Mahatma Gandhi.
• Mahatma Gandhi supported Bordoloi, advising Assam to resist the plan, which ultimately led to Assam's salvation from the grouping.

Why It Matters: Gopinath Bordoloi, backed by Mahatma Gandhi, saved Assam from the 1946 Cabinet Mission's grouping plan.