In his letter, Gogoi drew attention to a statement made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the state Assembly on 24 November, where he claimed that findings of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Assam Police suggested that Garg's death "was a murder." The Chief Minister fur
The All Assam 108 Mrityunjoy Employees Association, comprising ambulance drivers and technicians, continue to stage a sit-in protest demonstration demanding regularisation of the jobs and fair wages in the state.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday flagged the "poor quality" of NH-37 between Jorhat and Dibrugarh in Assam, while Union Minister Nitin Gadkari assured him of action to improve it.
Raising the demand in the ongoing winter session of Parliament, Gogoi, MP from Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency and Deputy Leader of Opposition Lok Sabha, stated that Zubeen Garg was a great artist, an environmentalist and wildlife enthusiast, a profound scholar, and a humanitarian.
"For the second day in a row, the ruling party, the BJP, refuses to list the most important issue for opposition political parties on the agenda for parliamentary business today. Why is the BJP taking the Parliament for granted?" the Congress MP posted on X.
"At a time when faith in institutions is already strained, irregularities in voter lists raise serious questions about the commitment of authorities to uphold the democratic mandate," Gogoi wrote in his notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said that his party is willing to cooperate with the government over the list of agenda, but the treasury benches must also allow them to raise important matters concerning the public.
Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, Assam Congress President and MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday demanded discussions on several critical issues, including the Delhi blast incident near the Red Fort, asserting that the session is likely to be the shortest in recent years.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's administration, alleging large-scale corruption and erosion of the state's cultural identity.
Speaking with ANI, Gogoi claimed that the Chief Minister is "trying to bring trainloads of BJP workers into Assam from other states and get their names registered in the voters' list." He said such attempts were aimed at "reducing the strength of the Assamese vote."