<span style="color: #222222;">In Assam, people from all walks of life are paying their last respect to former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The former Chief Minister passed away yesterday in Guwahati. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">His mortal remains have been taken to Congress party office in Guwahati. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Later the mortal remains will be kept at Sankardev Kalakshetra so that people could pay their tributes to the departed leader.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Party sources said that his last rites to be performed on Thursday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Assam government has declared 3 days of state mourning.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Born in 1934, Mr. Gogoi served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was the longest serving Chief Minister of the state.</span><br />