A day after former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhubaneswar Kalita joined the BJP after having resigned as Rajya Sabha MP and from the Congress party, the party suffered another massive blow with former MLA and minister Gautam Roy and ex-Rajya Sabha MP Santiuse Kujur quitting the party today (Aug 10).
#BREAKING | Senior #Assam Congress leader, former MLA and ex-minister #GoutamRoy quits party, sends resignation letter to APCC president @ripunbora. Goutam Roy also met #Assam #BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass, says he will join the #BJP very soon. pic.twitter.com/Q5YlRCEQgw
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Gautam Roy, Barak Valley strongman who was also a cabinet minister in the Tarun Gogoi ministry during the last term, said after meeting State BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass in Guwahati today that he will soon join the saffron party.
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On the other hand, Santiuse Kujur, whose term as Rajya Sabha MP ended in June this year, tendered his resignation from the Congress.
#BREAKING | #Congress suffers another setback in #Assam, after #BhubaneswarKalita and #GautamRoy now former #RajyaSabha MP Santiuse Kujur quits party; sends resignation letter (inset) to #Congress high command. pic.twitter.com/uTiMAwxUml
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