Gogoi blames Mahajan for Dibrugarh exodus

Denying that those who had left Dibrugarh — following a campaign by local NGO Chiringchapori Yuva Mancha — were Bangladeshis, Gogoi asserted they were Indian citizens. While reports claimed the NGO’s campaign led to the exodus of over 2,000 people from the district, the government put the figure at 500.

‘‘I will never allow Mahajan to recreate Godhra in Assam,” Gogoi said, but ruled out any action against the NGO as it had ‘‘unknowingly fallen into the RSS-BJP trap.”