Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) The opposition unity efforts in Assam witnessed fresh uncertainty on Thursday as the two prominent regional parties, Raijor Dal and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), held a closed-door meeting in Guwahati, keeping the Congress out of the discussions on seat-sharing arrangements ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The meeting was attended by Raijor Dal chief and MLA Akhil Gogoi, AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi, and senior leaders from both parties. Representatives of t…
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Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, chairperson of the party’s Screening Committee and Member of Parliament from Wayanad, arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday for a two-day visit focused on stepping up the party’s preparations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. Soon after landing at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Borjhar, Priyanka Gandhi proceeded directly to the historic Kamakhya Temple, where she offered prayers.After the temple visit, sh…
Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) Congress Screening Committee Chairperson and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will arrive in Assam on Thursday for a two-day visit as the party steps up preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections. According to party leaders, Gandhi will begin her visit by offering prayers at the Kamakhya Temple before proceeding to Rajiv Bhawan, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters. She is scheduled to take part in screening-related meetings from 11 a.m. and continue di…
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IANS) Senior Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, on Wednesday categorically ruled out joining the BJP.With this, he has put to rest intense political speculation triggered by recent remarks of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the impending defection of former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah.Saikia’s statement came in the backdrop of Sarma’s repeated assertions that more Congress leaders would …
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Wednesday launched a blistering counterattack on Lok Sabha member Gaurav Gogoi, exposing “sharp fault lines” within the Assam Congress that appear to be widening rapidly amid “defections and leadership turmoil”. Reacting to the Congress leader’s recent critical remarks against him, Borah questioned the Jorhat MP’s political standing, asking, “Who is Gaurav Gogoi to demand an apology from me?”Bo…
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha member Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on former state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah following Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s announcement that Borah would join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 22. Reacting to the development, Gogoi described Borah as a “shrewd leader” and said he no longer deserved to speak on issues concerning the Congress party.”Bhupen Borah has lost…
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) In a major political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 22, following his high-profile meeting with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the former’s Ghoramara residence in Guwahati on Tuesday. The meeting between Sarma and Borah has triggered intense political speculation across the state, coming just a day after Borah…
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has refused to accept the resignation of former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah, as senior party leaders stepped in to contain internal unrest ahead of the Assam Assembly elections.Borah had submitted his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, but the party leadership has kept it on hold amid reconciliation efforts.The veteran Congress leader said that he would announce his final …
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president and Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi on Friday avoided direct comments on the criticism voiced by the family of Kargil war hero Captain Jintu Gogoi over his alleged links to Pakistan, and instead sought to shift focus to flood mitigation, erosion control, and ethnic status issues during his visit to Majuli. Gogoi’s remarks came amid a growing political controversy after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Special Investi…
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) Congress MP and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Gaurav Gogoi on Monday sought to clarify controversies surrounding his past visit to Pakistan while launching a sharp attack on the Assam government, alleging systematic misuse of officials and Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to serve Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s political agenda.Speaking to IANS, Gogoi said his Pakistan visit was purely personal and linked to his wife’s professional commitments soon…