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Akhil Gogoi is an Indian peasant leader, RTI activist, and Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Sibsagar since 2021. He is also the founder and president of Raijor Dal since 2020. Over the years he has been leading many anti-graft movements in the state.
Mar 4, 2021 · Akhil Gogoi (45) is a prominent peasants’ rights leader in Assam who is in jail for over a year now. He has been booked by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on charges of sedition and under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) following his involvement in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in the state.
May 12, 2021 · On Tuesday, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court granted permission to jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to take oath as legislator of Assam Assembly. In the recent assembly polls, Gogoi defeated BJP’s Surabhi Rajkonwari by nearly 12,000 votes in the Sibsagar constituency, becoming the first from Assam to win an election from jail.
Jul 1, 2021 · Assam activist and Sibsagar MLA Akhil Gogoi walked free on Thursday after one-and-half years in prison. A special NIA court in Guwahati cleared him of all charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA for his alleged role in violent anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests in the state in December 2019.
Peasant activist and president of Raijor Dal, Akhil Gogoi, who is under arrest since December 2019 for his alleged role in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, won from the...
President of Raijor Dal and MLA from Sibsagar in Assam, Akhil Gogoi, got released on Thursday after spending one and a half years in detention for his alleged role in the anti-Citizenship ...
Jul 1, 2021 · GUWAHATI: Assam’s activist-MLA Akhil Gogoi on Thursday walked to freedom after a special NIA court discharged him in the second of the two cases registered against him in connection with...
Apr 12, 2024 · Assam activist and MLA Akhil Gogoi has told NDTV that while a merger of his Raijor Dal with Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress is not possible, the two parties are hoping to work together...
May 11, 2021 · Jailed anti-citizenship amendment act activist Akhil Gogoi, who is the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars, today received permission from a special NIA court to take...
Feb 22, 2023 · The Supreme Court has granted independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi protection from arrest in connection with a case related to anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links, and sought a response...
