Assam: Rahul Gandhi pays final Tribute to Former CM Tarun Gogoi

GUWAHATI: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi reached Shrimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra on Wednesday to pay tribute to the Former CM and Veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi who passed away Monday evening.

After reaching Kalakshetra, paid homage to the former CM. Gandhi will head towards Gogoi’s Dispur residence  console the bereaved family. Gandhi will stay for two hours and will return to Delhi the very same day.

Apart from Gandhi, a host of other national Indian National Congress leaders are also set to arrive.

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Rahul Gandhi reached the Borjhar airport at 9:40 A.M and was welcomed at by APCC President Ripun Bora, party leader Rockybul Hussain, Pradyut Bordoloi, Devabrat Saikia and other members of APCC.

Security has been strengthened ahead of the visit of the Congress Leader.

3-time former Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi’s mortal remains reached the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati’s Panjabari area on Tuesday, where thousands upon thousands of admirers reached to pay their last tributes to the popular leader.

It needs mention here that the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday declared state mourning for 3 days from today (November 24) onwards. Gogoi’s last rites will be performed on November 26.

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