HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, May 24: Raijor Dal chief and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi stated on Friday that two regional parties, Raijor Dal and Assam Jatiya Parishad, are going to form a new political party, citing the need for a strong regional force to protect Assam’s “indigenous” interests.
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While interacting with reports, Gogoi opined that there is a requirement of a strong regional party given the state’s current political climate.
“We have discussed the possibility of combining the two parties into one with the leaders of the Assam Jatiya Parishad. The conversations were fruitful, and Raijor Dal has granted its approval in this case,” Gogoi said to reporters.
He also claimed that the ball is currently in the Assam Jatiya Parishad’s court and they have to take a final call in the matter.
“A new political party with a new constitution would be founded if they (the Assam Jatiya Parishad) approve. Together, the two parties can, in my opinion, become a powerful force that can defeat the BJP. More small regional parties will join us in the upcoming days,” Gogoi stated.
He further claimed that regional parties are essential to offering the people of Assam a good political alternative.
The Sivasagar legislator also mentioned that a united front combining the state’s regional parties would be formed if Assam Jatiya Parishad rejects the idea of merging for “technical” reasons.
Meanwhile, Assam Jatiya Parishad top leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi, though, has not made an official statement regarding the merging of his party with Raijor Dal.
For the unversed, both Rajor Dal and Assam Jatiya Parishad were constituents of a united opposition forum led by the Congress party in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.
