SILCHAR : As election momentum builds in Assam, BJP’s Silchar candidate Dr Rajdeep Roy has come under scrutiny after a local event decorators’ body announced a boycott over alleged long-pending dues.

The Event Decorators Welfare Association, Cachar District Committee, has suspended all event-related services for Roy during the ongoing election period, citing unpaid bills stretching back several years. The decision was communicated through an official letter dated March 20, 2026, addressed to the BJP’s Cachar district leadership.

In the letter, the association stated that its members would refrain from undertaking any work for Roy until the outstanding payments are cleared in full. It also urged the party to intervene and facilitate an early settlement of the dues.

Association president Joy Barida told Barak Bulletin that the payments have allegedly been pending since 2018. He linked the dues to services rendered during the inauguration of the Jeevan Jyoti Institute of Medical Sciences, a private hospital owned by Roy.

Backing the claims, association secretary Deepjoy Roy said multiple payments have remained unsettled since Roy’s tenure as Member of Parliament. While he declined to specify the total amount, citing the involvement of multiple stakeholders, he confirmed that the association would boycott all campaign-related events connected to Roy.

However, he noted that an exception would be made for Roy’s nomination event scheduled on March 23, following a request from the BJP Cachar District Committee and its general secretary Amitabh Rai.

Sources familiar with the matter indicated that the outstanding dues could exceed Rs 1 crore, accumulated over the past seven to eight years.

Dr Rajdeep Roy represented Silchar in the Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024 and is now the BJP’s candidate for the Silchar Legislative Assembly Constituency in the Assam Assembly elections slated for April 9, 2026.