Anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi will be withdrawing his nomination from the Mariani constituency.
The anti-CAA activist will now contest only from the Sivasagar seat in the upcoming Assam assembly elections.
Addressing a press conference, working President of the newly floated party, Bhasco De Saikia stated;
“Though Akhil Gogoi would have won Mariani very easily as it is his home constituency, but we took this decision only to help form an anti-BJP government in Assam. This step has now ensured that BJP will be defeated in Mariani.”
Congress has fielded its three-time MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi from Mariani. It was anticipated that Rupjyoti Kurmi could be directly contesting against Gogoi.
With Gogoi withdrawing his nomination from Mariani, the sitting Congress MLA will fight against BJP’s Ramani Tanti, a less prominent face in the region.
A tall leader for whom ‘jati’ comes before ‘party’(political).
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The jailed anti-CAA activist, Gogoi is facing UAPA charges had also filed for nomination from the Sivasagar constituency.
Sivasagar constituency will go to the polls in the first phase of elections on March 27.
The Raijor Dal President was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in December 2019 in connection with his role in the anti-CAA protests. His offenses include conspiracy and support to a terrorist organization.
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