46 MLAs decide to meet Governor, oppose Tarun Gogoi's leadership in Assam

GUWAHATI: Despite Congress president Sonia Gandhi rejecting Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's resignation today and asking him to continue in office, 46 disgruntled MLAs have decided to meet the Governor tomorrow to apprise him about their opposition to Gogoi's leadership.

Former minister and senior Congress leader Sarat Borkatoky told reporters, "46 legislators will go together to apprise Governor J B Patnaik about the situation. We have got an appointment with the Governor at 5 PM tomorrow."

After a meeting of the disgruntled Congress legislators in his official MLA residence here, Borkatoky said they would meet at 11 AM tomorrow to discuss on what to tell the Governor.

"Our resolution was that we have no faith in Gogoi's leadership. But when high command has gone against it, we have no option but to go to the Governor," he asserted.

"If we have to remain in the electoral politics, then we have to have change in the leadership. We have also asked for a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting to be called where we will say we have no faith in Gogoi's leadership", Borkotoky added.

Minister Siddique Ahmed said, "We have prepared a document stating our position".

Education Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, considered to be leading the dissident camp, told reporters after tonight's meeting, "C P Joshi (Congress leader in-charge of Assam) told me from Delhi that our high command has not taken any decision yet on Gogoi's resignation, but will do so shortly".