HIV-positive woman: Congress candidate in Assam

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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.