It has only been a few days since the firebrand leader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi came out of jail, and he is already clear about the path he and his party Raijor Dal (RD) will take in the coming days.
Although Congress performed better in the 2021 Assam Assembly elections compared to the 2016 elections, Gogoi has emerged as the strongest opposition voice in the state for many political observers. This was also illustrated by Gogoi’s spectacular performance in the Assam Assembly Election, winning the Sivasagar seat without campaigning and becoming the first person in Assam to win elections while in prison.
Gogoi had been on trial under various charges since December 2019, including two cases investigated by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Gogoi was one of the many who were arrested by the Assam Police during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on charges of spreading violence and sedition in Assam. The only time Gogoi was seen in the public until now was when he was allowed to take oath as an MLA.
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