Guwahati: Gaurav Gogoi to assume APCC charge on June 3

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: Gaurav Gogoi, the newly appointed president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) and Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will formally assume charge as president on June 3. Accordingly, a preparation meeting was held with great enthusiasm at Rajiv Bhawan on May 28 to welcome Gaurav Gogoi.

Meanwhile, three APCC office-bearers – senior spokesperson Rhituporna Konwar, secretary Udit Bhanu Das and Meghnath Chetry – have been attached to APCC president Gaurav Gogoi immediately.

Following the preparations meeting, Zakir Hussain Sikdar, working president of APCC, and general secretary Bipul Gogoi briefed journalists about the schedule Gaurav Gogoi will follow upon his arrival in Assam from New Delhi. Gaurav Gogoi will arrive directly in Jorhat from New Delhi on May 31. He will interact with the local public and party workers and hold meetings with Congress party workers.

On June 1, he will go to Nazira to attend a meeting organized by Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, and exchange views with party workers and the local public. Staying the night in Sivasagar, the new APCC president will travel by road to Nagaon via Jorhat and Golaghat. In Nagaon too, he will interact with the party organizations and the public and participate in a public meeting.

On June 2, Gaurav Gogoi and his entourage will leave Nagaon for Guwahati. On June 3, he will attend a meeting with party leaders and workers at the Manvendra Sharma Complex. That same day, he will assume charge as the party’s new president.

Meanwhile, in a video message today, Gaurav Gogoi sought the support and cooperation of all sections of people to build a new Assam free from corruption and fear.

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