Akhil Gogoi

The Opposition Congress and the lone Independent MLA staged a walk-out in the Assam Assembly on Monday as the government refused to forward a bill that seeks to amend parts of the Police Act to a select committee on the last day of the autumn session of the House. The bill proposes to amend sections of the Assam Police Act, 2007, on the establishment, power and functions of the District Accountability Authority. The Assembly later passed the Assam Police (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika introduced the bill in the House on behalf of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who also holds the Home and Political departments. Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia said that as per the amendment, a DIG-level officer will head the accountability authority which will deal with cases of misconduct' against officers in the rank of inspector and below. The Congress MLA said a retired judge should head the panel, asserting that it was mandated in a Supreme

Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah has met Raijor Dal supremo Akhil Gogoi to evaluate possibilities of jointly fighting the assembly bypolls likely to be held by the end of this year.

The movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act that rocked Assam will be revived, MLA Akhil Gogoi said on Friday.

After one-and-a half years, jailed MLA and a local party president Akhil Gogoi is likely to be freed

Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming elections in Assam from Sibsagar as a candidate of his newly-floated Raijor Dal.

The Gauhati High Court rejected the bail petition of Krishak Mukti Sangram Parishad (KMSS) leader Akhil Gogoi in the case related to his alleged role in violent protests against CAA

Activist Akhil Gogoi was granted bail by a special court in one of the two cases being probed by the NIA in connection with his alleged role in the violent protests against CAA in Assam last year

A total of 55 inmates, including Gogoi, have tested positive at the jail, forcing the authorities to issue orders for taking samples of all the 1,069 prisoners

Akhil Gogoi is an active leader of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti which is a peasant organization based in Assam

The detention was challenged before the High Court in a writ petition.