Assam leader Akhil Gogoi who was jailed over protests against the citizenship law in December 2019, this afternoon walked out of the prison, hours after a special NIA (National Investigation Agency) court cleared him in a pending case.
Mr.Gogoi was charged under anti-terror law UAPA (unlawful activities (Prevention)Act).
He was also accused of sedition. His three aides were also cleared in the case over their alleged role in the Anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act)violent protest that broke out in Assam after the law was cleared by parliament in 2019.
Mr. Gogoi was elected as the MLA from Sibsagar in the April-May Assam election.
The 45-year-old leader said “I will be the people’s voice in the assembly”.
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