Assam opposition leader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi criticized the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and the Assam Sahitya Sabha, alleging they have not protected Assam’s interests as promised. Gogoi questioned AASU’s effectiveness, highlighting discrepancies between their claims and actions. He also targeted the BJP-led Assam government for the Citizenship Amendment Act’s impact on Bangladeshi immigration and the delayed handling of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
Gogoi raised concerns about the lack of progress in forwarding key reports on Clause 6 to the Centre, accusing AASU advisor Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya of engaging in discussions with the Chief Minister. He criticized the alleged secretive consultations between certain individuals and government officials, questioning their commitment to transparency. Gogoi further accused them of promoting communalism under the guise of nationalism and criticized their approach to Hindutva politics.
The opposition leader denounced what he described as a distorted form of nationalism and criticized the current state of regionalism in AASU as being disconnected from its original ideology.
