Dissidence: Gogoi backs Himanta

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that he would welcome any move by a section of sitting ministers to quit to pave the way for other aspirants.

The chief minister disclosed it to the reporters in Beltola on Sunday a day after his education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma announced his move to quit the office after the Lok Sabha polls to accommodate other ministerial aspirants.

Talking to reporters in Beltola, Gogoi said that dissidence would stay. He said that he is ready to accommodate other aspirants if the sitting ministers quit.