GUWAHATI: Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sivasagar and President of Raijor Dal, Akhil Gogoi was suspended from the first day of the Legislative Assembly reportedly for making comments about the increasing number of crimes in cities like Guwahati.
The MLA reportedly cited data and said that last year (2021) 48 women were raped and killed in Assam and instances like chain snatching sexual harassment have become extremely common in cities like Guwahati.
Akhil Gogoi took to Twitter and mentioned the same.
Assam tops the list among the Indian states in the crimes against women.Last year,48 women were raped and killed in Assam.Every day instances of chain snatching,sexual harassment is becoming common in cities like Guwahati.For raising this imp issue I was suspended from the ALA.
— Akhil Gogoi (@AkhilGogoiAG) December 20, 2022
It is to be mentioned that G Plus had reported the story earlier on Aug 30, 2022, citing NCRB data which stated Assam tops the list of Indian States in crimes against women.
Gogoi talking to the media after the suspension slammed the government for not allowing him to raise questions.
