Rahul Gandhi broke the standard of transportation and instead of traveling by usual bus, he boarded a boat to reach Majuli, the largest river island in the world, and part of his own Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra journey to Assam.
When the boat crossed the Brahmaputra River, Rahul Gandhi found himself chatting with the locals to talk to them. Beyond the myth surrounding the Brahmaputra, the people of Assam have a close relationship with the river, causing corruption to spread across the state, as revealed by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi.
Gogoi, who accompanied Gandhi on the yatra, expressed concerns about misuse of government funds, saying most of them were sent to the Public Works Department (PWD). Gogoi alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also maintains public records, took 10 percent from all work-related projects, thus perpetuating the web of corruption; others also explained this to Gandhi.
He also learned that a private school had been opened in the name of the prime minister's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, raising questions about abuse of power and public abuse.Gogoi said, "The increase in corruption, especially in a period of inflation and unemployment, worries the public. Although the government tries to convince the public through monetary order economics, the corruption scandal remains unnoticed." said.
An unnamed insider told Gandhi that the effects of corruption go beyond financial mismanagement. "Women in Guwahati staged a half-naked protest against the strike highlighting the injustice of pay; while the women got Rs 1,200, the Chief Minister's wife got a staggering Rs 10 Million. Also, the Sarma family got the remaining land for the ceiling," the petitioner said.
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The public also pointed out that the construction of the bridge on the Brahmaputra river caused boaters to drown. They mentioned the Bogibeel Bridge in Dibrugarh, where 10,000 boatmen are said to have lost their jobs.
As Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra continues its 6,700-mile journey through 110 cities and 15 states, allegations of injustice in Assam set the stage for the unveiling of the next chapter. The trip, which is planned to end in Mumbai on March 20 or 21, also sheds light on the problems affecting many parts of India.
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