People paying their last respect to former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi

In Assam, people from all walks of life are paying their last respect to former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. 

 

The former Chief Minister passed away yesterday in Guwahati. 

 

His mortal remains have been taken to Congress party office in Guwahati. 

 

Later the mortal remains will be kept at Sankardev Kalakshetra so that people could pay their



tributes to the departed leader.

 

Party sources said that his last rites to be performed on Thursday.

 

The Assam government has declared 3 days of state mourning.

 

Born in 1934, Mr. Gogoi served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016.

 

He was the longest serving Chief Minister of the state.