Gogoi, Dutta on visit to New Delhi
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Anjan Dutta are on a visit to New Delhi on Monday fetching a ray of hopes for the four lucky legislators who are waiting for ministeral berths.
Gogoi is scheduled to attend the Congress president and chief ministers’ conference in the capital on Tuesday. He is likely to meet party high command in the sidelights of the conference seeking the approval to induct four new members in the cabinet.
“Gogoi has earlier submitted the list of the lucky legislators. But it is yet to be approved. He is likely to meet either Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to settle the list,” senior AICC leaders told Assam Times.
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