Assam peasant leader Akhil Gogoi has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of sedition as well as related offences that in effect criminalise political speeches and criticism
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Jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi arrives at Assam Legislative Assembly to take oath as an MLA, in Guwahati, Friday, May 21, 2021.
As the newly elected Assam assembly convened on Friday, first time MLA Akhil Gogoi, who came for the swearing-in ceremony from prison with special permission from the courts, turned out to be a sensation with people including assembly staff rushing to take selfies with the jailed leader.
Gogoi, who contested as Independent, became the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars without any physical campaigning. He also became the first in Assam Assembly to take oath as a prisoner MLA.Â