Raijor Dal will not contest the Nagaon bypoll, with Akhil Gogoi citing Opposition unity and communal politics
Guwahati: Raijor Dal will not field its own candidate in the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, with party president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi saying the decision was taken in the larger interest of preventing the rise of communal forces.
Gogoi said the party’s Steering Committee took the decision on September 15. He claimed Raijor Dal would have supported Congress but alleged that the party was removed from the Opposition alliance shortly before the by-election.
Targeting the Congress leadership, Gogoi said, “There are many fools in the world, but the maximum number of fools are in Congress.” He also took aim at Congress leader Mira Borthakur, describing her as one of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s “fixed deposits” within the Opposition.
Raijor Dal said its decision not to contest was aimed at preventing the division of Opposition votes in Nagaon. The bypoll is scheduled for October 6 and is shaping up as a multi-cornered contest.
Gogoi’s remarks against Congress and Borthakur are political allegations and have not been independently verified.
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