The longest serving chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi, 84, died on November 23, 2020, due to Covid-19 complications. He was the senior most Congress leader in the state. He was admired and respected for his extraordinary wisdom, vision, and ability. He served the country in different capacities as an MLA, an MP, a central minister, and state’s longest-serving chief minister from 2001 to 2016.
His Achievements
After a few years as an advocate, he entered into politics in 1968 and was elected as member of Jorhat municipal board. Three years later, he got elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time from Jorhat. He was again elected to Lok Sabha for two more terms from Jorhat, in 1977 and 1983, and in 1991 for the fourth time from Kaliabor constituency, which he represented two more times in 1998 and 1999 respectively. He was also a Union minister between 1991 and 1995 as a Minister of Food Processing in the P.V. Narasimha Rao Cabinet.
He was known as an approachable and pragmatic leader who opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and claimed that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was his brainchild.