‘Debashish Sharma made a mistake, Himanta is the main villain’: Gaurav Gogoi on Nagaon bypoll

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on September 8 expressed confidence that the Congress would win the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll, asserting that the party has a strong presence in the constituency.

Gogoi was in Nagaon, where he paid floral tribute to legendary singer and musician Dr Bhupen Hazarika on the occasion of his birth centenary.

Targeting former commissioner Debashish Sharma, Gogoi said that if Sharma had been planning to contest the election, he should have resigned from his government post earlier.

“Debashish Sharma has certainly made a mistake, but the main villain is Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma,” Gogoi said.

Gogoi also said the Congress had organisational strength in the Nagaon constituency following the delimitation exercise.

“After delimitation, several areas from my former constituency have been included in the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency. Therefore, we have strength here,” he said.

The Congress president’s remarks came ahead of the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll, scheduled to be held on October 6, with counting of votes on October 9.