India, Oct. 1 -- Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Thursday announced a statewide "indefinite agitation" from October 2, alleging that the Assam government had failed to deliver promised financial assistance to flood-affected families.

In a letter to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Gogoi said a deadline of October 1 had been set at a September 23 public rally for the government to provide financial assistance and long-term compensation to people affected by the floods.

Flood-hit residents from Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat districts had protested at the rally under the aegis of the Raijor Dal, alleging that adequate relief and compensation had not reached them even two months after the devastating flo...