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Akhil Gogoi Threatens Mass Movement Over Flood Aid
Akhil Gogoi is protesting because he says families affected by floods need more help and need it quickly.
He wants the Assam chief minister to promise when the money will be paid.
He has asked for different amounts of assistance for families in three districts.
He also wants a CBI inquiry into the circumstances that led to this year’s floods.
Gogoi says he will stop protesting if the chief minister makes the requested announcements by October 7.
If not, he says he will start a larger public movement.
Gogoi said he was upset by what he described as the chief minister ridiculing and insulting him.
The report does not include a response from the chief minister.
Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi is staging an indefinite sit-in at the Assam Assembly premises.
He is demanding enhanced compensation and prompt aid for flood-hit families in Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat.
Gogoi wants the ₹15,000 interim grant paid within 24 hours of an announcement and an additional ₹10,000 for Sivasagar and Charaideo families within 48 hours.
He is also demanding at least ₹10 lakh per family in the three districts by October 31 and a CBI inquiry into the circumstances behind this year’s floods.
Gogoi said he would end his protest if Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma makes the requested commitments by October 7; otherwise, he said a mass movement would begin.
- Who
- Akhil Gogoi, Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA, is demanding action from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- What
- Gogoi is holding an indefinite sit-in over flood compensation and says he will launch a mass movement if his demands are not addressed.
- Where
- The protest is on the Assam Assembly premises; the requested aid concerns Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts.
- When
- The report is dated October 5; Gogoi set October 7 as the deadline for the requested announcements.
- Why
- Gogoi is seeking enhanced, time-bound compensation for families affected by this year’s floods and a CBI inquiry into the circumstances leading to them.
Key facts
- Interim grant requested
- ₹15,000 for all flood-hit families in Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat, paid within 24 hours of an announcement
- Additional ex-gratia requested
- ₹10,000 for families in Sivasagar and Charaideo, paid within 48 hours of an announcement
- Further compensation demand
- At least ₹10 lakh per family in the three districts by October 31
- Inquiry demand
- A CBI inquiry into the circumstances leading to this year’s floods
- Protest
- Indefinite sit-in on the Assam Assembly premises
- Deadline for announcements
- October 7
- Stated next step
- A mass movement if the chief minister does not make the requested announcements by the deadline
Quotes
Akhil Gogoi
Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA
“If he fails to announce these by October 7, we will launch a mass movement.”
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