Court Allows Jailed Assam Activist Akhil Gogoi To Take Oath In Assembly
Court Allows Jailed Assam Activist Akhil Gogoi To Take Oath In Assembly
Akhil Gogoi, lodged in jail after arrest by NIA for alleged sedition and terror charges, had defeated BJP's Surabhi Rajkonwari by a convincig 11,875 votes in Sibsagar seat in the recently held Assam Assembly polls.
Akhil Gogoi is the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars. (File)
Guwahati:
Jailed anti-citizenship amendment act activist Akhil Gogoi, who is the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars, today received permission from a special NIA court to take oath as legislator of Assam Assembly.