Lakhimpur (Assam): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is putting all efforts to prevent the party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra programme in Guwahati on January 23.
"On January 23, as per our schedule, we will be staying at Guwahati. We are trying our best to carry on with our Yatra as planned. Assam Chief Minister is trying his best not to allow our event in Guwahati. Several obstacles are being posed in front of us...We have written two letters to the Chief Minister," Jairam Ramesh said speaking at a press conference at Assam's Lakhimpur on Saturday.
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On the Party's efforts to clear the way ahead of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra's scheduled plan at Guwahati on Tuesday, Ramesh said, "Our Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia has gone to Guwahati for ongoing talks with the police and the Chief Minister's office about our program on January 23...Rahul Gandhi will interact with youths, about unemployment and the education system in Guwahati and will address a press conference. (with Agency inputs)