AGP to Continue Movement Against Mega Dams

Guwahati, Sep 20 : The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today decided to continue the movement against the construction of mega dams, while, the party will finalize its election strategy in the meeting of its general house tomorrow.

AGP sources said that the executive committee of the party, which met today, strongly reacted to the reported statement of the NHPC Chairman cum managing director regarding the construction of the Lower Subansiri dam project and alleged that the State Government failed to play its desired role on the issue.

The AGP strongly opposed the assault on AASU members by Nagaland police personnel in Golaghat district recently and observed that the Assam Government totally failed to take up the issue strongly with the Government of the neighbouring state.

Sources said that the success of the “mass contact programme” of the AGP was discussed in detail and the party decided to continue such programmes covering all parts of the state in the days to come. All the senior leaders of the regional party will take part in such programmes to bring the regional force closer to all sections of the people. As the AGP is completing 25 years of its formation on October 14, the party is making preparations to celebrate the occasion in a befitting manner.

The issue of electoral alliances of the AGP was also discussed in today’s meeting and party sources said that majority of the executive members were opposed to continuing the alliance with the BJP as they are of the view that the votes of the BJP supporters were not transferred to AGP candidates in the last Lok Sabha polls. The steering committee of the AGP had earlier decided to discontinue the alliance with the BJP, but the final decision in this regard will only be taken by the general house, which is the all powerful body of the regional party. “The decision to forge an alliance with the BJP was approved by the general house and only the same body can take the final decision on whether to continue the alliance or not,” party sources said.

The general house of the AGP will meet tomorrow at the Haryana Bhawan in the city tomorrow and the party is likely to take the final decision on electoral alliances in the meeting. More than 600 delegates from all over the state are expected to attend the meeting where the party’s strategies for the Assembly elections in 2011 will be finalized. AGP sources said.