Golaghat Convention

This article is about the National Convention of Golaghat in 1985, held in Golaghat, Assam. For the city, see Golaghat.

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Golaghat in Assam

The Golaghat Convention was a historic national convention of the people of Assam, organised in Golaghat for 2 days from 13–14 October 1985.[1]

The 2 days' convention led to the formation of Assam's first major political party under the name and style of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and formally launched in Golaghat on 14 October 1985.[2]

After intense negotiations with the then New Delhi government, headed by the prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) agreed to sign–off the Assam Accord with the government on 15 August 1985.[3]

  1. ^ Indranil Banerjie (17 January 2014). "Birth of AGP leads to Assam being divided into two irreconcilable camps". India Today.
  2. ^ Gobin Medok (15 October 2013). "AGP sells regional dreams – Leadership avoids reference to rift in party, paints rosy picture at Foundation Day function in Dhemaji". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 October 2003.
  3. ^ Samudra Gupta Kashyap (28 April 2017). "Assam Accord 1985: AASU still wants 90 points addressed". The Indian Express.