The Opposition Congress on Saturday wrote to Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary to disqualify Sushanta Borgohain as a MLA under anti-defection law following his resignation from the party. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Debabrata Saikia in the letter to Mr. Daimary, requested him to take necessary action as per the 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution’ and disqualify Mr. Borgohain. The 10th Schedule, which was enacted by the Parliament in 1985, contains the anti-defection law.

Earlier on Saturday, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Bora had accepted Mr. Borgohain’s resignation from the primary membership of the party. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Mr. Borgohain is likely to join the BJP on August 2. On the basis of it, an APCC general secretary had written to the Congress’ legislature party’s chief whip, Wazed Ali Choudhury, to inform Mr. Saikia about the matter so that he may approach the Speaker for disqualification of Mr. Borgohain.

A two-time MLA from Thowra constituency in Sivasagar district, Mr. Borgohain had on Friday resigned from the Congress with immediate effect, citing “changed internal political atmosphere” within the party. He is the second Congress MLA to quit the party in less than three months of the second BJP-led government assuming power in Assam.

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