Assam Congress leaders join BJP days after Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
The Hindu
Over 150 Congress and AASU workers, including prominent leaders, join BJP in Guwahati, citing safety concerns and development initiatives.
GUWAHATI
More than 150 Congress and All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) workers joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Guwahati on January 28.
They include former minister Bismita Gogoi, daughter of former Assembly Speaker Jiba Kanta Gogoi, Angkita Dutta, daughter of former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Anjan Dutta, and former AASU president Dipanka Kumar Nath.
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They donned saffron at the Assam BJP headquarters in the presence of State BJP president Bhabesh Kalita and Ministers Pijush Hazarika and Jayanta Malla Baruah.
The defections are taking place days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi travelled through Assam for the Manipur-to-Gujarat Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
“I have to admit Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Bus Nyay Yatra has created a huge impact in Assam. Over 150 leaders from @INCAssam and AASU are joining @BJP4Assam today. Good decision by @angkitadutta, @bismita_gogoi, @dipankakumar and others,” Mr. Hazarika wrote on X.
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