Dipak to raise State’s issues in RS

Kumar Dipak Das, who has been elected to the Rajya Sabha said that his victory is the victory to the AGP, regionalism and struggling people of Assam. Addressing a Press conference after his election to the Upper House, he said that he would fight to raise Assam’s issues in the Parliament. “I thank the party leaders and the MLAs of the party for their unstinted support to me,” he said.

Das also said that a cultural revolution was needed to solve the problems and to restore the mutual confidence among them.

AGP president Brindaban Goswami expressed the hope that Das would place Assam’s problems in the Parliament in right perspective and demonstrate the required boldness to uphold the cause of the State’s people. The election of Das is surely going to strengthen regionalism in Assam.

On the issue of Matang Sinh’s withdrawal from the fray, he refused to make any comment but said that the AGP believed in Opposition unity and made a general appeal to all opposition parties to support its candidate. The AGP will unite with all Opposition parties in the days to come to strengthen the unity of the opposition and regionalism in the state. However, when pressed for a categorical reply, he said, “ we did not request AUDF to withdraw its candidate.”

Though he refused to comment also on the threat issued by Matang Sinh to take Das’ verifications on age etc to the Supreme Court, Goswami , Das and other office bearers of the AGP were seemed to be unperturbed.

Dipak Das, who started his social activities as the sports secretary of the MC College Students’ Union in 1976 was the AASU executive member during Assam agitation. He was elected to the State Assembly from Barpeta in 1985. He became the Minister of State for Cultural Affairs around 1989. He also served the State Film Finance Corporation as its chairman for some years since 1998. He lost both his legs in an explosion triggered by suspected ULFA militants during the electioneering to the State Assembly in April 2001.

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