Assam polls: Congress' to launch bus yatras to connect with voters

 

GUWAHATI: At a party event in the state capital today, the Congress party announced it will launch four bus yatras across the state for the forthcoming assembly elections.

 

To be called ‘Axom Basaon Ahok’, the bus yatra campaign will criss-cross the state for two weeks, meeting voters and discussing their grievances and issues.

 

“With these bus yatras, the top leadership of the party shall fan out into the remotest corners of the state and discuss with the people the state’s issues and problems,” said Pradyut Bordoloi, chairperson of the party’s campaign committee.

 

One yatra each shall be led by Pradyut Bordoloi, Gaurav Gogoi, Debabrata Saikia and Sushmita Dev.

 

Bordoloi’s yatra shall begin from at 10 am on Friday 12th February from Bordua Satra, the birthplace of Srimant Sankardev that falls under Batadraba Assembly constituency of Nagaon district.

 

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Debabrata Saikia will kickoff his Yatra on Friday, 12th February at 3 pm. The Congress Legislature Party leader in the assembly shall start after paying homage to Piyali Phukan at his memorial in Sivasagar city.

 

Gaurav Gogoi, the Kaliabor MP, shall begin his yatra from Guwahati after paying tribute to great Assamese warrior and Ahom army leader Lachit Borphukan at his memorial located on banks of Brahmputra river in state capital. He will begin his Yatra at 12:00 noon on Saturday 13th February.

 

“I shall be going through Jagiroad of Morigaon districts and meet party workers and the common public and understanding their concerns,” said Gogoi.

 

Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev will start her Yatra from her home town Silchar and will be touring through the Barak valley. Sushmita Dev, the party’s face in the Barak Valley, said she was confident the Congress-led Mahajot will win 101 seats in the coming elections.