Tag: Gaurav Gogoi

Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi has requested Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to reevaluate the proposed elevated flyover project on AT Road. The proposed flyover, which would link Baruah Chariali and Bhogdoi Bridge, has drawn criticism from nearby companies and citizens. Concerns regarding the project's effect on local shops were specifically raised by the Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha. The "most of the banks, government and private offices, and places of worship would remain on the road under the proposed flyover," which might result in significant traffic congestion and operational concerns for everyday commuters, presents additional obstacles for the project. Although inhabitants of Digholi Pukhuri had already voiced their worries, Gogoi pointed out that "the repeated pro...

Assam Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has appealed to the state government to rename the Silchar Railway Station in honor of the eleven language martyrs, or Bhasha Sahids, of Silchar. According to the Jorhat MP, who also serves as the Congress Party's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, this action will honor their significant contribution to the 1961 Language Movement in Barak Valley. Gogoi stressed the significance of this renaming exercise in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that it will suitably honor the heroes' legacy. The Assam government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, may not have yet to provide a formal petition for this modification, according to a recent answer from the Union Government. The Northeast Frontier Railway's Principal Chief Commercial Manager, Niraj Sa...