Assam: BJP MLA calls Cong leader Gaurav Gogoi's victory 'amazing, significant'
Guwahati, Jun 4: Hailing Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi's win from Assam's Jorhat as "amazing and significant", BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia on Tuesday said the political strategy adopted by his opponent, which is his party, did succeed in the elections.
Taking a dig at his party, Saikia said that money, huge publicity, presence of many leaders in the constituency and arrogant speeches by leaders campaigning for the candidate contesting against Gogoi did not yield any positive result.
Gaurav Gogoi snatched the Jorhat seat from the ruling BJP by defeating Topon Kumar Gogoi with a margin of 1,44,393 votes, according to the Election Commission.
"Special congratulations to @GauravGogoiAsm for your amazing win. This result is very significant in Jorhat in many ways.
"The outcome proved that - Money, Big Publicity, Over Doses of Leaders and Arrogant Speeches does not always help to win elections," Saikia, the MLA from Khumtai Assembly constituency, said in a post on X.
Gogoi, in return, acknowledged the BJP leader's message and appreciated his "commitment" to the people.
"Thank you @Mrinal_MLA dangoriya. We may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but I respect your commitment to the people of Khumtai, especially during the times of floods, and your interest in agro-tourism," he said.
Till 9:30 pm, the Election Commission website showed that the Congress leader was leading by 1,44,393 votes against BJP's sitting MP Topon Kumar Gogoi.
For the BJP candidate's campaign in Jorhat, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma spent several nights there, and many of his ministers, MLAs and other leaders camped for weeks at the constituency.
The entire campaign for Topon Kumar Gogoi was led by Sarma, who addressed multiple meetings and held several roadshows covering all the 10 assembly constituencies under the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat.
#8pm : #ElectionResult2024
— Mrinal Saikia (@Mrinal_MLA) June 4, 2024
Special congratulations to @GauravGogoiAsm for your amazing win. This result is very significant in Jorhatmany ways.The outcome proved that- Money,Big Publicity, Over Doses of Leaders and Arrogant Speeches does not always help to win elections. pic.twitter.com/a7J3WeIpzs
Thank you @Mrinal_MLA dangoriya. We may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum but I respect your commitment to the people of Khumtai esp during time of floods and your interest in agro-tourism. https://t.co/WCAbkmE9zW
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) June 4, 2024
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Mother Dairy raises milk prices by up to Rs 2/litre
New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI): Mother Dairy has hiked milk prices by up to Rs 2 per litre effective Wednesday to partly offset rising input costs.
The price revision will be effective from April 30, 2025 across its market, a company official said on Tuesday.
"This price revision has been necessitated to address the significant increase in procurement costs, which have gone up by Rs 4-5 per litre over the past few months," the Mother Dairy official said.
The surge in procurement prices is primarily driven by early onset of summer and heatwave conditions, the official said.
Mother Dairy sells around 35 lakh litre of milk per day in the Delhi-NCR market through its own outlets, general trade and e-commerce platforms.
"We remain committed to ensuring the consistent availability of quality milk to consumers while supporting the livelihoods of our farmers," he said.
This revision represents only a partial pass-through of the increased costs, aiming to equitably serve the interests of both farmers and consumers, the official said.
The prices of toned milk (bulk vended) has been increased to Rs 56 per litre from Rs 54 per litre in Delhi-NCR.
Full cream milk (pouched) will cost Rs 69 per litre as against Rs 68 per litre.
The rate of toned milk (pouched) has been increased to Rs 57 from Rs 56 per litre, while double toned milk will cost Rs 51 as against Rs 49 per litre.
The prices of cow milk has been increased to Rs 59 per litre from Rs 57 per litre.
