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Akhil Gogoi. (File photo) GUWAHATI: Raijor Dal’s assent to be on board with the opposition Grand Alliance has put the chief promoter Congress in a dilemma as to what should be its priority, minorities or regionalism, as the jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi, who heads Raijor Dal, has made it clear his entry would be subject to the ouster of the AIUDF from the combine. If Congress snaps ties with Badruddin Ajmal’s party, Raijor Dal may get several minority-dominated seats in lower Assam as a part of a seat-sharing deal. This may also brighten up chances of the alliance in upper Assam, where indigenous communities are the deciding factor. Several Congress leaders have opposed the tie-up with Ajmal’s AIUDF, which has always been targeted for allegedly siding with migrant Muslims. The BJP has also been targeting the Congress this election for its tie-up with AIUDF. ....
Assam Elections 2021: What PM Narendra Modi missed in his speech, is the sordid plight of the tea-garden workers. This is the main thing that could “defame” Indian tea. ....
Chattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. (File photo) GUWAHATI: Chattisgarh chief minister and AICC observer for Assam elections Bhupesh Baghel arrived here on Monday to review poll preparedness with the party leaders. Baghel, along with with AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik and secretary Shakeel Ahmad Khan, started reviewing poll preparedness with the party workers, where party in-charge for Assam, Jitendra Singh was also present. “AICC has entrusted the responsibility on me to look after the party’s affairs in Assam and I am here,” he told reporters at Guwahati airport on arrival. Baghel visited Kamakhya temple before starting marathon meetings with party functionaries. ....
GUWAHATI: A high-level delegation, headed by chief election commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, will be on a three-day visit to poll-bound Assam from Janu. ....