Bhupen Borah, the Congress’ Assam unit chief, said Monday morning he had quit the party, calling time on a 32-year association. The move – taken to ‘protect my self-respect’, he told reporters at 8 am – sent shockwaves through the beleaguered opposition party weeks before an Assembly election.
Hours later, after a Congress firefight that included Rahul Gandhi weighing in and a meeting with Gaurav Gogoi, the party’s Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Borah said he had sought a day’s time to “think it over”.
About The Author
