Akhil Gogoi allowed to take oath as MLA
The Hindu
Raijor Dal president has been in jail since December 2019
A special court of the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday granted permission to jailed Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi to take oath as an MLA in the 126-member Assembly. Mr. Gogoi had won the Sibsagar seat by defeating Surabhi Rajkonwari of the BJP by 11,875 votes. He will be allowed to take oath under adequate security.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.