GUWAHATI: Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi launched a sharp attack on Finance Minister Jayanta Mall Baruah, alleging that he collected money from illegal trucks.
Gogoi compared Baruah to a tax collector from the days of kings.
“Jayanta Mall as finance minister means a minister who catches illegal trucks and brings in money. Our Jayanta Mall is a finance minister like a tax collector from the days of kings,” Gogoi said.
The MLA said he had been forced to fight alone on several issues facing the state. He said he had begun to reconsider his decision to become an MLA.
Gogoi expressed disappointment at having to continue protests on public-interest issues, including floods. He said Raijor Dal and the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti had been protesting in support of various demands, but he had to fight alone on every issue.
