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Dissidence over in CLP!

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Finally the things in the Congress legislature body seem to have dramatically changed. Crippling dissidence against chief minister Tarun Gogoi is over if Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma is to be believed. Addressing a press conference jointly with Rockybul Hussain after the end of the CLP meeting, Dr Sarma who led the dissidents said the the difference has been sorted out. He disclosed that never did he campaigned to dethorn Gogoi. Both the ministers said that the CLP meet resolved to unitedly fight to show outstanding performance in the upcoming general polls. The meeting attended by APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita set up a 5 member panel to address the concern of the MLAs and ministers who openly criticised a circle of ministers. Towards the end of the meeting Gogoi left for the airport taking Dr Sarma and Hussain in his car.

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