Guwahati, April 2 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging widespread corruption and accusing the BJP leadership of running a “land ATM” in the state.Addressing an election rally in Bokajan in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, Rahul Gandhi claimed that land belonging to ordinary people was being systematically taken and handed over to large corporate houses. He alleged that the Chief Minister, along with Pri…
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Guwahati, April 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is unlikely to find electoral support in Assam, asserting that regional sentiments of the state’s voters would not favour an “outsider” political formation. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign in Duliajan, Chief Minister Sarma remarked that the party’s identity does not resonate with the people of Assam. “The people of Assam will not vote for Jharkh…
Guwahati, March 31 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, questioning his alleged foreign assets and challenging him to make his financial details public.Speaking to reporters, CM Sarma alleged that Gogoi has not disclosed income linked to Pakistan and the United Kingdom, and demanded that he release details of any properties held abroad, particularly in England.The Chief Minister also referred to discussions in Pakistani me…
Guwahati, March 31 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto) for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections at an event held at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati. The launch programme was attended by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and state BJP president Dilip Saikia, along with other senior party leaders and workers.Addressing the gathering, Sitharaman said the manif…
Guwahati, March 30 (IANS) Badruddin Ajmal, President of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), launched a sharp attack on Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, asserting that the Chief Minister would face defeat in the upcoming Assembly elections and “whimper” after the results.Ajmal, who is contesting from the Binnakandi Assembly seat, criticised the Chief Minister over what he described as “constant targeting of the minority community” and expressed confidence that his party would perform str…
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said the upcoming Assam Assembly elections are of “great significance” for the Assamese community, asserting that people are looking towards a permanent solution to long-pending issues, particularly illegal infiltration. Addressing reporters here, Sonowal said that infiltration from Bangladesh has remained a persistent concern for decades, affecting the socio-cultural and demographic fabric of the state. “The pe…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) When the Assam Assembly election is held on April 9, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be seeking not only a third straight victory but also something that has eluded it for a decade — a simple majority on its own.Since assuming power in 2016, the BJP has repeatedly plateaued at 60 seats, falling short of the halfway mark in the 126-member state Assembly. In 2016, it ended the Congress’ 15-year rule and established its political dominance in the Northeast, forming…
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) Amid discontent within the BJP over denial of tickets to several sitting legislators ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, former MP and veteran leader Bijoya Chakravarty on Thursday asserted that the party must remain above individual aspirations, urging leaders and workers to avoid dissent.Speaking at the inauguration of the election office of BJP candidate Diplu Ranjan Sharma in the New Guwahati constituency, Chakravarty, 86, said that denial of a party ticket shoul…
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah, who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), filed his nomination papers on Monday from the Bihpuria Assembly constituency in Lakhimpur district for the upcoming state elections to be held on April 9.Borah, accompanied by senior BJP leaders and supporters, submitted his nomination amid a show of strength, signalling his formal entry into the electoral fray under the saffron party’s banner….
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, state Minister Nandita Gorlosa has joined the Congress party after being denied a ticket by the BJP and will now contest from the Haflong constituency. The Congress party formally announced her candidature on Monday, stating that its earlier nominee, party General Secretary Nirmal Langthasa, has stepped aside in the “greater public interest” to accommodate Gorlosa.Gorlosa, the sitting MLA …