Guwahati, April 28 -- BJP Assam Pradesh President Dilip Saikia on Monday demanded that Akhil Gogoi should be barred from contesting any future elections due to his extremist communal remarks that could destroy social harmony, as said in a statement.

The MP from Darrang-Udalguri said that the BJP has already submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission against Akhil Gogoi for his divisive comment that Muslims should not vote for the BJP.

Saikia criticised Akhil Gogoi's comments as inappropriate, insensitive, and the ultimate expression of appeasement politics, mainly since Gogoi represents a proud and historically significant constituency like Sivasagar. Saikia remarked that it is a grave insult to Assamese pride that someone electe...