GUWAHATI: Spicing up in the combat against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in poll-bound Assam, the Assam Congress on Wednesday strengthened its anti-CAA stance as the party set a target to collect 50 lakh anti-CAA inscribed Gamosa, which will be displayed at the upcoming Martyrs’ Memorial in Guwahati.
“The Congress is building an anti-CAA memorial in Guwahati and I would request every Assamese to share Gamosas with your message with us. You may sign the Gamosa and send it to us through courier or hand it over to any party worker when he visits you,” said Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi while addressing a meeting in Bihpuria town.
Gaurav Gogoi, who is the chairman of the Congress Manifesto Committee took to his official Twitter account to announce, “Your chance to be a part of history! Humbly request you to write-why you don't want CAA in Assam with your name on a Gamosa & send it to INC Assam office. It will find a place at the grand memorial to be built in Guwahati in memory of the anti-CAA movement.”
While Congress leader Ripun Bora said, “We have our ears on ground and we expect that party will get at least 50 lakh Gamosa from the state and all of them will be displayed at the upcoming memorial.”
Chairman of the Congress Campaign Committee, Pradyut Bordoloi, said that people of Assam will not forget the bruise BJP has given to the ethos of Assam through its divisive & communal politics. Congress Publicity Committee Chairman Rakibul Hussain also asserted that the Gamosa will display the public sentiment against what he called a “black law”.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the other hand distributed land certificates to 1 lakh families at Sivasagar last month to put forward its own narrative for the upcoming Assembly elections. Hence it is to be seen whose ship is going to sail to the other side of the bank.