'Will not take any step in secrecy': Former Assam Congress chief resigns ahead of assembly polls

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 Former Assam Congress main  Bhupen Borah resigns up  of assembly elections

File photograph of Bhupen Borah (PTI photo)

NEW DELHI: Former Assam Congress main Bhupen Kumar Borah resigned from the enactment up of the upcoming elections successful the state.In his missive to the Congress, helium claimed that helium was being "ignored" by the enactment enactment and was not being accorded his owed successful the authorities unit."I sent my resignation to the Congress High Command astatine 8 americium this greeting and explained successful item wherefore I was compelled to instrumentality this stand. This is not a idiosyncratic decision. I person fixed 32 years to the enactment and joined it successful 1994. This rule is not simply personal; it is driven by interest for the party's future. That is wherefore I conveyed everything successful item to the Congress High Command," Borah told reporters.Borah was the president of Assam Congress portion from 2021 to 2025 and was replaced by Gaurav Gogoi past year.

He has been a two-time legislator successful Assam. Asked if we would articulation immoderate different enactment earlier the elections, Borah said nary enactment has fixed him ''any connection till now''."There has been nary ceremonial connection from immoderate governmental party, but it is simply a information that I person not taken the determination to resign to bid farewell to politics," helium said. The Assam assembly elections for 126 constituencies are apt to instrumentality spot successful March-April this year, and the Congress is looking to contention the polls successful an confederation with respective different absorption parties.

Presently, the ruling BJP's spot successful the 126-member Assam Assembly is 64, portion its allies AGP has 9 MLAs, UPPL has seven, and BPF has 3 members.In the absorption camp, the Congress has 26 members, AIUDF 15 and CPI(M) has 1 MLA. There is 1 Independent legislator also.

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