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Gaurav Gogoi Marks One Month as APCC Chief With Scathing Critique of Assam BJP

He warns that corruption alongside electoral roll tampering threatens Assam’s democracy against a backdrop of Congress’s grassroots rebuilding.

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Overview

  • Gogoi accused the BJP-led government of fostering a full-blown syndicate raj in Barak Valley that exploits resources and damages public infrastructure.
  • He alleged that ministers and legislators intimidate media owners and restrict journalists’ freedoms to silence critical reporting.
  • He claimed welfare schemes favor relatives of BJP leaders, pointing to stark disparities between small village payouts and large sums to ruling party insiders.
  • Gogoi accused the state administration of manipulating voter rolls during the panchayat elections and pledged to gather evidence for public scrutiny.
  • To gear up for the 2026 Assembly polls, he has appointed 88 constituency observers, launched a “Monthly Report Card” for Youth Congress leaders and plans to contest all 126 seats.