Guwahati, May 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government is preparing to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the upcoming Assembly session, while also indicating that the expansion of the state cabinet is likely to take place in the first week of June. Speaking to reporters here, CM Sarma said the state government is moving ahead with its commitment to bring the UCC legislation in Assam and expressed confidence that the Bill would be pass…
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Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam Minister Atul Bora has been given charge of the Parliamentary Affairs Department as an interim arrangement ahead of the first session of the newly constituted Assam Legislative Assembly, officials said on Tuesday. The official stated that Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, on the advice of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, had entrusted Bora with the additional responsibility.“The Governor of Assam, on the advice of the Chief Minister, is pleased to allow S…
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Friday administered the oath of office to senior BJP leader Chandra Mohan Patowary as the Pro-tem Speaker of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly at a function held at Lok Bhavan in Guwahati. Patowary was sworn in under Clause (1) of Article 180 of the Constitution of India during a ceremony organised at the conference hall of Lok Bhavan. Before the commencement of the proceedings, Secretary of the Assam Legislative Assembly Dulal …
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of the Uniform Civil Code, alleging that the ruling party was using the constitutional provision for political polarisation rather than promoting equality and justice. Speaking to reporters here, Gogoi questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party’s commitment to equal rights and equal treatment for citizens, claiming that the party does not g…
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday announced that the upcoming session of the Assam Legislative Assembly will begin on May 21, with the state government set to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the House on May 26.Addressing reporters after the first Cabinet meeting of his second term government held at Koinadhara in Guwahati, Sarma said that tribal communities in the state would remain outside the purview of the proposed UCC legislation.“Th…
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced the names of four legislators who will take oath as Ministers along with him on Tuesday, while senior BJP MLA Ranjit Das has been chosen as the NDA candidate for the Speaker’s post in the Assam Legislative Assembly.In a post on X, Sarma said that former Union Minister Rameswar Teli, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president Atul Bora, United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) leader Charan Boro and senior BJP …
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Former Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, on Monday congratulated Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma on the BJP’s victory in the Assembly elections and urged him to take immediate steps on several key issues concerning the state, including the implementation of the Assam Accord and detection and deportation of all illegal infiltrators from the state. In a letter addressed to Sarma, Saikia expressed hope that Assam wou…
Guwahati, May 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the formation and swearing-in of the new BJP-led government in the state would take place after May 11, following completion of the constitutional and organisational formalities. Speaking to reporters after submitting his resignation to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Sarma said the Election Commission had formally notified the Assembly poll results, after which he tendered the resignation of his Council of Minis…
Guwahati, May 2 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Saturday expressed doubts over the reliability of exit polls forecasting the outcome of the Assembly elections, saying such projections have often failed to reflect the final mandate of voters.Speaking to reporters here, Saikia, who is also the Indian National Congress candidate from the Nazira Assembly constituency, said he does not place much faith in exit poll predictions, citing previous ele…
Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) Several exit poll surveys on Wednesday projected a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam, indicating that incumbent Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to return to power for a second consecutive term. Most pollsters forecast the ruling party crossing the majority mark comfortably in the 126-member Assam Legislative Assembly, with estimates suggesting the Bharatiya Janata Party could secure more than 80 seats on its own.The majority mark in the …