Women being forced to attend BJP rallies to get benefits of Assam govt schemes: Gogoi

GUWAHATI: (Feb 28) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday alleged that women were being forced to attend BJP rallies to get benefits of state government schemes.

Addressing public meetings as part of the 'Samay Paribortonor Yatra' in different parts of Sivasagar district, Gogoi said that if voted to power in the state, Congress will "reconsider and improve" the existing social welfare schemes to ensure that women get maximum benefits.

He asserted that people of the state were ready to reject the politics of "fear and intimidation" in the upcoming assembly polls and repose their faith in the Congress.