On the eve of the Assam assembly special session, senior Congress leaderand former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Sunday attended a meeting of theCongress Legislature Party (CLP).

The timing of the meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of the developments amid efforts by the party to sustain momentum of its attack on the government over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Papermill crisis, NRC and slowing down of economy.

Congress is likely to chalk out ajoint strategy against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the wake of protestsheld in different parts of the country and alleged police brutality against thestudents.

The meeting is being chaired by Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia and attended by senior leaders including former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Rakibul Hussain, Nazrul Islam, Rupjyoti Kurmi, etc.