Welcomed by scores of supporters who showered flowers, performed dhols and hugged him through the marketing campaign, Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi expressed confidence that he’ll win the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat, saying BJP MP Topon Kumar Gogoi will lose if the variety of selfies clicked with him by the individuals converts into votes.
Gogoi, the Congress MP of Kaliabor who’s preventing this time from Jorhat, spent two days in Majuli — the world’s largest river island situated in the midst of Brahmaputra and addressed as many as 12 avenue nook conferences throughout the district.
Majuli was earlier a part of the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency, however it was added to Jorhat within the delimitation train carried out final 12 months by the Election Fee.
Individuals of Jorhat, a constituency as soon as held by Gaurav’s father Tarun Gogoi — the charismatic late CM, shifted allegiance to the BJP in 2014. Among the many communities which have a major inhabitants listed here are the Ahom, Thengal-Kachari, Mising and tea tribes.
After Gogoi’s Kaliabor seat was rechristened as Kaziranga in delimitation, he was assigned the mighty process of taking over the BJP in Jorhat, which has grow to be a stronghold of the ruling occasion during the last 10 years.
He’s hoping to construct an emotional reference to the voters, particularly the younger ones. Nonetheless, bridging the hole of over 82,000 votes, the margin by which Congress misplaced the seat in 2019, appears to be like like an uphill process.
The 41-year-old Gogoi, who spent the Wednesday night time at a standard ‘chang ghar’ (elevated home), began round 9 am on Thursday with a chit-chat together with his marketing campaign group, a mixture of each genders of various ages, in regards to the day’s plan.
He then straightaway proceeded to Kalitapar village in Pokajara mandal of Majuli for the primary assembly. He was welcomed by native artists with conventional ‘Bihu Dhol’ (drum), whose attractive beats pressured him to shake his legs and dance together with his supporters.
Individuals showered flower petals and hugged him, whereas many elderlies kissed the younger politician. Some garlanded him with the standard ‘gamocha’ (scarf) and the youths mobbed him for selfies.
Supporters raised slogans reminiscent of “Gauravor pleasure, raijor pleasure” (Gaurav’s victory is individuals’s victory) and “Jikiboi jikiboi, Gaurav jikiboi” (Gaurav is profitable for certain), amongst others.
“I’m overwhelmed with the love you’ve got showered on me. The variety of images and selfies you’ve got clicked with me, if we convert these into votes, BJP will lose by an enormous margin,” Gogoi mentioned to a rousing applause and laughter.
Attacking the BJP, he claimed it has been making too many guarantees earlier than each election, however hardly any of them are fulfilled.
“Authorities faculties and schools are getting closed, costs of medicines are going up, inflation of important commodities are at an all-time excessive and farmers’ circumstances are getting worse,” he alleged.
Gogoi additionally confused that Majuli, which was as soon as represented by former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal within the meeting, is gripped by a slew of issues with the federal government doing least to unravel these.
In an obvious reference to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and his household, he mentioned, “My father was a chief minister for 15 years. Nonetheless, I’ve neither a manufacturing unit in my title nor a tea backyard. There isn’t a manufacturing unit in my mom’s title as nicely.” Thereafter, Gogoi went to Natun Chapori Lacking, Cherepai Khowa and Dhapak villages, and held related conferences.
Taking an hour break, he had lunch at a celebration employee’s home. On the menu had been rice, dal, sabzi, papad and salad.
After having the home-cooked meals, he reached Chumoimari village to start the final leg of his marketing campaign in Majuli. The road assembly at Bongaon Chariali was the final cease with the voters right here.
“Majuli is dealing with monumental erosion, however the BJP authorities is doing nothing. The best way you might be getting me now, I shall be there with you after profitable additionally. I’ll all the time stand by you in your unhealthy days,” he mentioned.
Gogoi alongside together with his group of half-a-dozen occasion employees left Majuli at 4 pm in a pre-booked single-engine ferry from Aphalamukh ghat on the way in which to Jorhat city.
After reaching Jorhat, Gogoi had a sequence of closed-door conferences with completely different like-minded political and social teams. These conferences continued until round 8.30 pm.
The final programme of the day of the deputy chief of the Congress within the Lok Sabha was a dinner assembly with native journalists.
After dinner, the members of his group left for his or her houses to satisfy once more the following morning for one more day of the marketing campaign.
Jorhat will vote within the first part on April 19 together with 4 different seats in Higher Assam.
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