After Akhil Gogoi’s hunger strike, CPI(M) protests delayed Assam flood relief

Security personnel present during the CPI(M)-led protest demanding compensation for Assam's flood-affected victims in Guwahati on October 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

Less than a week after Raijor Dal president and MLA Akhil Gogoi began his indefinite hunger strike demanding immediate financial assistance to flood-affected families, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a protest rally on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) to press for a similar demand.

According to Nirankush Nath, CPI(M) State Secretariat member, more than 2,000 protestors were detained following scuffles with police personnel at various points during their thwarted march to Dispur, the State’s seat of power.

Seek judicial inquiry

The protestors demanded immediate relief and rehabilitation for the flood-affected people of eastern Assam, particularly in Charaideo and Sivasagar districts, and a judicial inquiry into the causes of the devastating floods in June.