Guwahati: Opposition Leader in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Friday urged Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Anup Chandra Pandey to bar Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from campaigning for the upcoming by-election in the state’s five assembly constituencies slated on October 30.
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Saikia also alleged that the CM has been openly patronising a system of governance where development will not be possible if the MLA is not from the ruling party.