Assam Congress protest leads to detention of Gaurav Gogoi
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi was detained during a protest in Assam calling for the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner. The party’s march began at its state headquarters and was intended to reach the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, where protesters planned to burn an effigy of the poll chief.
Gaurav Gogoi was detained during an Assam Congress protest demanding the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner, The Hindu reported. The Assam Congress had organised a march from its state headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan. The protesters planned to proceed to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
According to the supplied material, the party also intended to burn an effigy of the Chief Election Commissioner at the protest. It does not state whether the planned act took place or give the reason cited by authorities for Gogoi’s detention. The report provides no details about the number of protesters, the duration of the detention or whether other demonstrators were detained.
It also does not include a response from the Election Commission, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office or the Assam government. The protest’s stated demand was the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner. The source material does not specify the allegations behind that demand or identify any further action announced by the Congress party.
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