Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) Former Assam Congress President and newly elected BJP MLA Bhupen Borah on Tuesday praised Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s vision for the state, asserting that the state was moving towards major economic and social transformation under the current state government. Speaking to reporters after the Assembly proceedings, Borah said the Chief Minister had made several important announcements relating to poverty eradication, economic growth, healthcare and inflation contro…
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Guwahati, May 6 (IANS) Former Assam Congress President Bhupen Kumar Borah on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on his erstwhile party, saying that Congress was now “reaping what it had sown” after suffering a crushing defeat in the Assembly elections.Borah, who switched from Congress to the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls, won the Bihpuria Assembly constituency on a BJP ticket.Addressing reporters, he credited Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the BJP’s sweeping electoral success and …
Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) In a significant setback for the Assam unit of the Congress ahead of the culmination of election campaigning, senior party leader Surya Kanta Sarkar resigned from the party on Monday, the same day as a high-profile rally addressed by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge in Cachar district. Sarkar, who had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Silchar constituency on a Congress ticket, submitted his resignation from the party’s primary membership, citing deep d…
Guwahati, April 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bhupen Borah, who is contesting from the Bihpuria Assembly constituency in the April 9 Assembly election in Assam, on Sunday, alleged that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi has been given a “script” by Assam Congress President and MP Gaurav Gogoi and that it is based on “immaturity”.Borah was associated with the Congress for 32 years, including his 13 years stint as the Assam Congress President.He alleged that LoP Ra…
Guwahati, March 18 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday said he was “deeply hurt” and “left with no option” but to resign from the Indian National Congress, alleging repeated humiliation and a lack of a conducive environment within the party’s Assam unit.Speaking to reporters after stepping down, Bordoloi said the decision was painful but inevitable. “I am saddened to take this step, but I had no option left. I was mentally hurt and internally …
Guwahati, March 9 (IANS) Former Congress leader in Assam, Kandarpa Kalita, launched a sharp attack on state party president Gaurav Gogoi after resigning from the Congress, alleging that the MP treats party workers as “servants” and lacks any sense of Assamese nationalism. Speaking to reporters here, Kalita claimed that Gogoi does not respect grassroots workers and accused him of undermining senior party leaders.“Gaurav Gogoi thinks Congress workers are his servants. This attitude has creat…
Guwahati, March 2 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Monday launched a sharp attack on Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, making a series of personal remarks questioning Gogoi’s lineage, religious outlook and political positioning, triggering a fresh round of political sparring in the state.Addressing the media, Margherita alleged that Gogoi was “not a true Ahom,” and claimed that three members of Gogoi’s family were foreigners.He further accused t…
Guwahati, Feb 26 (IANS) The Assam Congress’ process of finalising candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections has run into trouble, with the party ordering a fresh survey in nearly 30 constituencies after alleged discrepancies were flagged in the preliminary candidate list, party sources said on Thursday. According to party sources, the decision to re-evaluate the candidates was taken following the intervention of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has directed a Delhi-base…
Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) In a development that has intensified political churn in Assam ahead of the upcoming elections, former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah on Friday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a meeting seen as a clear precursor to his formal entry into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), scheduled for February 22. Sources said Shah called Borah for a meeting soon after arriving in Guwahati, where the Union Home Minister is scheduled to attend a series of programmes on Saturday.Th…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The appointment of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Chairperson of the Assam Congress Screening Committee has triggered sharp political reactions across party lines, with JD(U) leader commenting that Rahul Gandhi’s absence abroad has shifted the responsibility to her.Reacting to the development, JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar termed the move an internal matter of the Congress but linked it to the broader electoral calendar. “It is expected that the Legislative As…