Himanta Biswa Sarma has won from Jalukbari for four consecutive terms
GUWAHATI: Jalukbari voters have one petition to all candidates who have come to them seeking votes: Addressing the issues of Sualkuchi’s handloom sector, where over 20,000 weavers have been affected due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Sualkuchi, about 35km from Guwahati, often known as the Manchester of the East, is a single commercial hub of handloom silk production. Almost 20,000 people of the entire Sualkuchi village are engaged in age-old traditional Pat Muga production.
However, the industry has been struggling lately. High prices of silk yarn, along with decreasing number of skilled weavers, has pushed the industry to the brink.