Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday (May 24) said that Raijor Dal’s President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi is ‘psychologically unfit’ to attend the Assembly session and has been undergoing treatment at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for the same.
Replying to the discussion in the Assam Assembly on Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi’s speech at the final session, CM Sarma said, “Akhil Gogoi has been undergoing treatment at GMCH since four months due to his emotional imbalance and other psychological issues. How can a person like him be allowed to attend the Assembly session?”
He also said that Gogoi had flouted all COVID norms and protocols as he met many people at the Assembly on the first day itself.
“He (Gogoi) came to the assembly that day. Forgetting Covid protocol, he just went to every member inside the House. This is a pre-warning of a disease. The doctors of the GMCH told me that this is his disease,” Sarma added.
“I asked the doctors that he looks healthy, so why have you kept him in the hospital? Is it to help him anyway? They said no sir, this is his disease,” the chief minister further said.
Immediately after taking oath on Friday, Gogoi went to the seats of every minister, all ruling and opposition MLAs, and greeted each of them by either shaking hands or with folded hands. Every member reciprocated the gesture.
The chief minister also questioned Congress MLA Bharat Narah how the assembly can allow a sick person to attend the House.
Bharat Narah had on that day requested the Speaker to allow Gogoi to attend the other two days of the session.
While countering the previous statement made over the transportation arranged for Akhil Gogoi from GMCH to the assembly by a bus on the first day of the session, CM Sarma said that it was Government’s responsibility to bring him to the session by maintaining the COVID protocols.
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