Sarma suggested that while Gandhi may have observed a "glimpse of good governance" in Assam, his choice to visit the religiously sensitive district of Nagaon on such a significant day was deemed ill-timed and inappropriate.
Congress has been criticising the prime minister for not visiting Manipur, which has been battling with ethnic violence since May last year.
During his visit to the northeast state, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will have a stopover at the Kamakhya Temple and Kaziranga National Park.
President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Assam's Golaghat District on Thursday morning for her three-day visit to the state.
