AGP MLAs resign after joining BJP

Guwahati: Two AGP MLAs, who were recently served notice by Assam Assembly Speaker P K Gogoi for defecting to BJP, have resigned from their positions. While Dhakuakhana MLA Naba Doley submitted his resignation to the Speaker on Thursday, Sootea MLA Padma Hazarika had resigned yesterday. Both these AGP MLAs had joined the BJP last month and the Assembly Speaker had served them the notice, acting on a complaint filed by the AGP. They were given time till January 19 to give their replies but both the legislators chose to resign their membership. Earlier, nine Congress MLAs were disqualified from the Assembly by the Speaker for joining BJP. (UNI)