Dear Forum

It a good initiative taken by a PLWHA.

Jahnabi Goswami is expected to be the party's candidate from the Barhampur
assembly constituency in eastern Assam's Nagaon district, about 140 km from
here.

Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is the sitting legislator
from Barhampur.

"I am contesting the elections on the Congress ticket and this would be a big
challenge for me and the cause for which I am fighting to save people from
getting infected with HIV," Goswami told IANS

"I was requested by several senior Congress leaders to fight the elections
saying that there is a need for people like me who can become future policy
makers, especially in issues related to fighting the HIV-AIDS menace in the
region," Goswami said.

Dhananjay. Source: IANS.