Akhil Gogoi to head Raijor Dal One of the participants said that the jailed leader is likely to contest the polls from behind bars from Sivasagar district
Akhil Gogoi, who has been in jail since his arrest on December 12, 2019, at the peak of the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act movement in Assam, will lead the recently floated Raijor Dal as its first president.
The regional party named Akhil its president in the wee hours of Saturday at its first executive meeting held in Moran in Sivasagar district.
Akhil, 44, appeared to be the unanimous choice for the post because he was the founding member of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti, was also the brain behind Raijor Dal and one of the most recognisable faces in contemporary state politics, a senior participant told
Assam party to move SC seeking freedom for jailed Akhil Gogoi
Raijor Dal, floated in October last year by 70 organisations, lamented that unlike some co-accused facing similar charges and granted bail, the activist was continued to be incarcerated.
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GUWAHATI: Recently-floated Assam political party “Raijor Dal” said it would move the Supreme Court to seek justice for its jailed president and activist Akhil Gogoi.
The party, floated in October last year by 70 organisations led by Gogoi’s peasants’ body Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), lamented that unlike some co-accused facing similar charges and granted bail, the activist was continued to be incarcerated.
Assam assembly polls: Cong yet to finalise alliance with any party
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Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, Congress leaders in the state are trying hard to form a Mahagathbandhan with the AIUDF, Left and other parties. However, AICC General Secretary Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that the party has not yet finali. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Jan 9 : Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, Congress leaders in the state are trying hard to form a Mahagathbandhan with the AIUDF, Left and other parties. However, AICC General Secretary Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that the party has not yet finalised an alliance with any party for the ensuing polls.