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…
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Guwahati, March 24 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, on Tuesday, sharpened his attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, describing the upcoming Assembly elections as a battle between the “real” and the “fake” Congress. Addressing reporters here, Baghel said the electoral contest in Assam is no longer a conventional BJP versus Congress fight, but an ideological struggle within the Congress.He alleged that while the “real Congress” is …
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 22 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the emerging Opposition alliance in Assam, asserting that the people of the state have consistently rejected any understanding among leaders like Gaurav Gogoi, Akhil Gogoi and Lurinjyoti Gogoi.Speaking to reporters here, Margherita alleged that such alliances are driven by personal interests rather than public welfare. “The people of Assam have always rejected the comi…
Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, saying his party is prepared to take on the grand old party politically just as Iran has confronted the United States in global geopolitics. Speaking to reporters here, Akhil Gogoi criticised Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi over the recent developments surrounding alliance talks between the Congress and Raijor Dal ahead of the upcoming Assembl…
Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said the party had made sincere efforts to forge an electoral alliance with Raijor Dal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, but discussions between the two sides could not lead to a favourable outcome. In a post on social media, Gogoi said the Congress had attempted to build a united opposition platform in line with the aspirations of the people of Assam, who wanted opposition forces to con…
Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s extended stay in Delhi on Monday has fuelled speculation in state politics amid the Congress leadership transition. As Shivakumar completes six years as the president of the state Congress unit on Tuesday (March 10), party insiders say his continued stay in the national capital has raised questions within political circles.On extending his stay, Shivakumar said that tomorrow there is a dinner, and that’s it. The day aft…
Guwahati, March 9 (IANS) The Congress, on Monday, approved the appointment of three new Secretaries to the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), strengthening the party’s organisational structure in the state ahead of the upcoming political challenges. According to an official communication from the All India Congress Committee (AICC), Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the proposal for the appointment of Palash Pawan Saikia, Dipankar Bora and Johnson Sangma as Secretaries of the …
Guwahati, March 8 (IANS) Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi, on Sunday, announced the formal breakdown of his party’s alliance with the Congress ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, blaming senior Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain for what he described as “arrogance” that derailed the seat-sharing talks. Addressing the reporters here, Akhil Gogoi alleged that the alliance collapsed primarily due to disagreements over seat allocation, particularly over a…
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) Newly inducted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupen Borah on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership, citing personal experiences to highlight what he described as the “stark difference” between the functioning of Congress and the BJP. Borah, who formally joined the BJP on February 22, said that despite spending several years in the Congress, he failed to secure an appointment with the Gandhi family, apparently meaning Sonia Gandhi, Leader of O…