'BJP Panicked, Sought Badruddin Ajmal's Help': Gaurav Gogoi On Nagaon Bypoll
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi accused the BJP of panicking and seeking help from AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal for the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll after Congress fielded strong candidate Sibamoni Bora. Gogoi alleged a BJP-AIUDF alliance to divide votes and questioned the neutrality of the election process due to a former district officer joining BJP.
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Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said the party is confident of winning the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll, and accused the BJP of turning to the AIUDF, which has fielded its chief Badruddin Jamal, after the Congress gave the ticket to former MLA Sibamoni Bora. Gogoi described her as a strong candidate who forced the BJP to "seek help" from the AIUDF, describing them as "allies"."Sibamoni Bora is a woman leader, a former MLA, with a long record in public life and politics," he said.Gogoi said the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) had earlier been considering another candidate whose name was being discussed publicly and who had already been campaigning in Nagaon. "And that other person was canvassing for the AIUDF," he said. Then Ajmal himself entered the fray."The BJP realised that Congress had put up a strong candidate and panicked.
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