GUWAHATI, March 28 -- Soon after filing his nomination papers on Monday for the Goalpara East assembly seat in Assam, Abdur Rashid Mandal, the Raijor Dal candidate, made it clear that eviction would be the prime focus of his campaign .

The sitting Congress MLA from Goalpara West, recently switched sides to join the regional party, which is part of the Congress-led six-party alliance in the elections that will be held on April 9. Mandal moved constituencies after his earlier constituency was reserved for scheduled tribes (STs) following the 2023 delimitation.

"Eviction is the most vital issue of my seat now. I am contesting to win and ensure that the evicted persons get proper compensation and rehabilitation," said Mandal, claiming that ...