Congress, which recently announced its list of contestants for the first phase of polls, has not yet decided when their manifesto will be made public, APCC spokesman Apurba Bhattacharjee told PTI today.
Similarly, the BJP which is attempting to topple the ruling Congress to form its government for the first time in the state, is also yet to announce its poll manifesto.
BJP's poll alliance partner Asom Gana Parshad (AGP) has also not released its manifesto.
The AGP leadership, which recently announced its first list of 25 candidates for the April 4 hustings to 65 Assembly constituencies, will shortly release its poll manifesto, a spokesman of the party said.
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Munwar Rahman, a daily wage earner, said he wanted to know the issues on which the candidates will be seeking votes.
First time voter Jonali Hazarika said "With only a few weeks to voting, I am eager to know if the political parties have taken up the issue of ensuring employment to the youth in the state."
Another voter Bolen Patir said "If we don't know well in advance about the issues the parties will take up, then how can we decide which button to press on poll day?"
Assam will go the polls in two phases on April 4 and April 11.