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Saturday, November 15, 2008

A minister named Goutam Roy

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From our Staff Reporter
SILCHAR, Nov. 14 : All of a sudden, Asom Excise Minister Gautam Roy has done a volte-face and showered praise on Union minister Sontosh Mohan Dev just a day after Dev influenced Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to release the first instalment of the Rs 63-crore CRF project for development of roads of Cachar district. Roy, who earned much publicity by challenging Dev’s leadership in Barak Valley, was allegedly among the 27 MLAs along with Dinesh Prasad Goala who stalled the release of the fund in Guwahati. Significantly Roy, who openly said just a few weeks ago that Dev wanted everybody to be his slave but he (Roy) was not a slave, today said: “Dev is the general and I am a mere soldier.” He was speaking at a function at Shishu Udyan celebrating the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Addressing the gathering, Roy said certain quarters have been spreading baseless news that he is obstructing the road project to harass Dev. Roy said those who created problems at Dispur for the project will be identified. “Dev is a God-gifted leader, he is our general, and we are just soldiers, working for the party and the country,” a modest Roy said. He further added that Dev was the pioneer of development in Barak Valley. So much so for this chameleon leader. source: sentinel assam

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