Several AGP members including secretary Paban Saikia resign

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GOLAGHAT: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) central body secretary and former AGP Golaghat district committee president Paban Saikia along with several members resigned from the party and its primary membership on Sunday.

According to reports, a party meeting was held at Ganakpukhuri under Khumtai LAC. In the meeting a tense situation prevailed among the workers on role of AGP superior leaders.

Talking to the media persons, Paban Saikia said that Khumtai LAC was the pillar of AGP and AGP leader late Prabin Kumar Gogoi had ruled the LAC for a long time. But, in the 2016 Assembly election, the AGP-BJP alliance gave the Khumtai LAC seat to a BJP candidate. As a result BJP candidate Mrinal Saikia defeated Congress candidate Bismita Gogoi.

Further he said that AGP workers have been demanding Khumtai LAC seat for AGP this time. But they received information that in the forthcoming polls, the AGP would not get Khumtai LAC. Due to which the AGP workers are unsatisfied. The grassroot-level workers prefer and belief the real regionalism. But the present scenario in the AGP, real regionalism is not seen, said the Paban Saikia.

Another source said that Paban Saikia and his colleagues were contacted to join the recently formed AsomJatiya Party (AJP). They are expected to join the AJP soon, the source added.

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