CAA Symbolises BJP’s Betrayal Of The People Of Assam: Gaurav Gogoi
Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, talks about his party’s pre-poll tie-up with the AIUDF and how the eight-party alliance is planning to bring down the BJP. PTI Anupam Bordoloi 2021-03-14T21:43:26+05:30 CAA Symbolises BJP’s Betrayal Of The People Of Assam: Gaurav Gogoi outlookindia.com 2021-03-14T23:10:50+05:30
Two-time Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi, 38, has come a long way from being the shy young man who was thrust into politics by his father, the late Tarun Gogoi. And, for the Congress, the forthcoming Assam elections is the first in a long time without Gogoi senior at the helm. In a free-wheeling interview with Outlook, Gaurav Gogoi, the Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, talks about his party’s pre-poll tie-up with the AIUDF and how the eight-party alliance is planning to bring down the BJP. Excerpts:
Congress Party’s Yatras and candidate selection have played a major role in making a rather rudderless Congress, a front runner in Assam Assembly elections.
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BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Congress-AIUDF pre-poll alliance has made the Assam elections a battle of civilisations. Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam minister Himata Biswa Sarma has branded the upcoming Assembly elections in the state to be a polarised contest and blamed the Congress-All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) pre-poll alliance for making the poll battle a conflict of civilisations .
He added the elections would have been fought on the plank of development had the Grand Old Party contested separately. By forging an alliance with communal party Congress has polarised the election. Had Congress contested separately, polls would have been fought on development issues. But by aligning with AIUDF, the Congress has made this poll a conflict of civilizations, Sarma told news agency ANI.
BJP came to power in Assam in 2016 because of BPF, will lose 25-30 seats: Bodoland People s Front
BJP came to power in Assam in 2016 because of BPF, will lose 25-30 seats: Bodoland People s Front
A spokesperson of BJP s former ally BPF in Assam, Khampa Borgoyari accused the saffron party of working against the sentiment of the people .
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BPF President Hagrama Mahilary and Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora addressing a joint press conference in Guwahati on Sunday (Photo Credits: PTI)
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