Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi takes oath as MLA
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GUWAHATI: Jailed rights activist and president of Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi on Friday took oath as an MLA, along with 125 others, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
He was brought to the 126-member House by security personnel, who allegedly prevented him from interacting with reporters.
“How can they manhandle an MLA in the Assembly like this?” the representative from Sibsagar said as he was guided to the Assembly.
The day also saw BJP’s Panery MLA Biswajit Daimary take oath as Speaker.
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Assam: BJP led NDA wins 75 seats in Assam; Congress-led Grand Alliance garners 50 seats in the final tally
Guwahati, May 3 (UNI) In the final results of the Assam Assembly elections 2021, the BJP led NDA won 75 seats out of the 126 assembly seats while Congress-led Grand Alliance managed to win 50 seats.
BJP won 60 seats and Congress was able to garner 29 seats as announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
BJP’s alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won 9 seats and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) won 6 seats.
The Congress-led Grand Alliance partners, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) won 16 seats, Bodoland People’s Party (BPF) 4 seats and Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 1 seat.
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At the time of filing this copy, the saffron alliance was leading in 77 of the 126 Assembly seats and the Congress-led Mahajot was ahead in 47 seats. The Raijor Dal won the Sivasagar seat.
Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam Assembly polls from Sivasagar
Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam Assembly polls from Sivasagar
Jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming Assam Assembly election from Sivasagar constituency as a candidate of the newly formed political party Raijor Dal.
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UPDATED: March 7, 2021 09:16 IST
Akhil Gogoi is currently lodged in jail for over a year over charges of sedition and terrorism. (PTI)
Jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming Assam Assembly election from Sivasagar constituency as a candidate of the newly formed political party Raijor Dal.
Akhil Gogoi is currently lodged in jail for over a year after the NIA booked him on charges of sedition and terrorism under provisions of the UAPA, following his involvement in the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests in Assam.
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