A day after the presser by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Opposition parties on Monday, at a joint press conference, lashed out at the CEC and accused him of ‘behaving like a BJP spokesperson’. The Opposition alleged that the CEC failed to answer their questions on the SIR of electoral rolls and issues related to voter list irregularities.
Assam presents a prism of exclusion these days. The BJP state government led by Himant Biswa Sarma has kicked off a major eviction drive in this north eastern state in the past month raising troubling questions.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) announced Gogoi’s appointment in a press statement issued by party general secretary K.C. Venugopal.
The appointment was along expected lines since Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, won the Jorhat seat by defeating the sitting BJP MP by a comfortable margin.
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Monday (May 19, 2025) dared Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to constitute two SITs — one to enquire into his, Mr. Gogoi’s, conduct and another to reveal the “past” and “assets” of the CM extant.
