Guwahati, AGP's Phani Bhushan Choudhary, the longest serving MLA in Assam, resigned from the Assembly on Friday after being elected to the Lok Sabha.
Chaudhary, who won from Barpeta Lok Sabha seat, submitted his resignation letter to Speaker Biswajit Daimary, who was accompanied by senior AGP leaders including party chief Atul Bora and Rajya Sabha MP Birendra Prasad Baishya.
He had been representing the Bongaigaon assembly constituency continuously since 1985 and was a minister during the second AGP government from 1996 to 2001. He was also a minister in the BJP-led government from 2016 to 2021.
He tasted victory in the Lok Sabha elections in his second attempt, having unsuccessfully contested the 2014 elections when AGP had no alliance with any other party.Speaking to reporters, an emotional Chaudhary expressed his gratitude to the people of Bongaigaon for continuing to trust him.
Chaudhary, 72, who is known for leading a simple life, said, "I thank the people of Bongaigaon, whom I considered my family and they also respected my sentiments. I am forever indebted to the people who always supported me. Is." Under her cheeks.
He said that some of his dreams for Bongaigaon remained unfulfilled, though he hoped that as the MP of Barpeta, he would be able to do equal justice to all the assembly constituencies in his constituency.
Party president Bora, in a post on X, said the Barpeta constituency would benefit from Chaudhary's experience.Expressing gratitude to the people of Bongaigaon for their unwavering support to Choudhary in the last four decades, he said, “Now, the people of Barpeta LS constituency have elected him as their Member of Parliament. We are confident that Phani Da’s vast experience will take the development of Barpeta parliamentary constituency to new heights.”
Bora said, "We are confident that Phani Da will be a strong advocate of Assam's interests in the Lok Sabha. We wish him all the best in his new endeavour."
Chaudhary is the first AGP leader to be elected to the Lok Sabha in the last 15 years, the party's previous representative in the lower house of parliament was Joseph Toppo in 2009.The party contested two seats in this Lok Sabha election as part of the BJP-led alliance in the state. S SSG SOM
Chaudhary, who won from Barpeta Lok Sabha seat, submitted his resignation letter to Speaker Biswajit Daimary, who was accompanied by senior AGP leaders including party chief Atul Bora and Rajya Sabha MP Birendra Prasad Baishya.
He had been representing the Bongaigaon assembly constituency continuously since 1985 and was a minister during the second AGP government from 1996 to 2001. He was also a minister in the BJP-led government from 2016 to 2021.
He tasted victory in the Lok Sabha elections in his second attempt, having unsuccessfully contested the 2014 elections when AGP had no alliance with any other party.Speaking to reporters, an emotional Chaudhary expressed his gratitude to the people of Bongaigaon for continuing to trust him.
Chaudhary, 72, who is known for leading a simple life, said, "I thank the people of Bongaigaon, whom I considered my family and they also respected my sentiments. I am forever indebted to the people who always supported me. Is." Under her cheeks.
He said that some of his dreams for Bongaigaon remained unfulfilled, though he hoped that as the MP of Barpeta, he would be able to do equal justice to all the assembly constituencies in his constituency.
Party president Bora, in a post on X, said the Barpeta constituency would benefit from Chaudhary's experience.Expressing gratitude to the people of Bongaigaon for their unwavering support to Choudhary in the last four decades, he said, “Now, the people of Barpeta LS constituency have elected him as their Member of Parliament. We are confident that Phani Da’s vast experience will take the development of Barpeta parliamentary constituency to new heights.”
Bora said, "We are confident that Phani Da will be a strong advocate of Assam's interests in the Lok Sabha. We wish him all the best in his new endeavour."
Chaudhary is the first AGP leader to be elected to the Lok Sabha in the last 15 years, the party's previous representative in the lower house of parliament was Joseph Toppo in 2009.The party contested two seats in this Lok Sabha election as part of the BJP-led alliance in the state. S SSG SOM
