GUWAHATI, Nov 10: Raijor Dal president and Sibsagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Tuesday alleged that illegal coal, cattle and supari syndicates were operating freely in Assam while flood-affected people in his constituency were yet to receive financial assistance.
Gogoi accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of allowing the alleged syndicates to operate and said Assam had turned into a “mafia state”. He questioned why funds had not been released for flood-affected people in Sivasagar despite his repeated requests.
“Even if I get around Rs 100 crore from the syndicates, I can distribute that money among the flood-affected people of my constituency,” Gogoi said.
He said he had repeatedly appealed to Sarma for flood relief, but did not receive the funds required to help flood-affected people. Gogoi referred to the Chief Minister as “Baba” while expressing disappointment over the lack of financial assistance for flood victims.
“I am extremely disappointed. I have sent around 10 messages to the Chief Minister regarding the syndicate issue. I have also informed the deputy commissioner, superintendent of police and ADGP. However, despite bringing the matter to their attention, nobody has agreed to stop the illegal syndicate operations in the state,” he said.
