Overview
- APCC president Gaurav Gogoi kicked off the Raijor Poduli, Raijor Congress drive at Pratapgarh Tea Garden in Biswanath.
- Congress teams plan visits to 100 estates this week to collect complaints and raise awareness on alleged increases in harassment of women in tea garden areas.
- Gogoi accused the BJP government of neglect, saying tea garden leaders have been muted and the community reduced to a vote bank.
- He alleged corruption and nepotism under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, claiming ministers or their families have been buying tea gardens.
- Linking the outreach to #JusticeForZubeenGarg, Gogoi said only a court conviction and the family’s satisfaction would constitute justice, rejecting reliance on press briefings.