Guwahati, May 20 (IANS) Assam Minister and President of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Atul Bora, said on Wednesday that the overwhelming mandate secured by the NDA alliance in the recent Assembly elections reflected the people’s confidence in the development initiatives undertaken by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government in the state. Speaking to reporters here ahead of the first session of the newly constituted Assam Assembly, Minister Bora added that the scale of the electoral …
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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 14 (IANS) Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Thursday approved the allocation of portfolios to the newly inducted members of the Council of Ministers in the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government, according to an official communication issued from the Lok Bhavan. The approval came following a proposal sent by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to the Governor regarding the distribution of responsibilities among the ministers.As per the notification, senior BJP leader Rameswar Te…
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday indicated that the expansion of the state Cabinet was likely to take place only in the first week of June, citing the upcoming Assembly session and his scheduled visit to New Delhi.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said the Assam Assembly session would be held for four days beginning May 21, after which he was expected to travel to the national capital for Cabinet-related discussions with the top party leadership.“Th…
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 13 (IANS) Atul Bora, a senior Assam Cabinet Minister and president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), on Wednesday said that resolving Assam’s long-pending border disputes with neighbouring northeastern states remains one of the key priorities of the BJP-led NDA government in the state.Speaking to reporters here, Bora said the government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has already made significant progress in addressing inter-state boundary disputes through dialogue and m…
Gandhinagar/Guwahati, May 12 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday congratulated Himanta Biswa Sarma after he was sworn in for a second consecutive term as Chief Minister of Assam, saying the BJP’s “double-engine government” would further accelerate the state’s development journey. In his message on social media X, Patel said: “Heartiest congratulations and best wishes for a successful tenure to Himanta Biswa Sarma on taking oath again as the Chief Minister of Assam …
Guwahati, May 12 (IANS) Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and Lok Sabha MP Dilip Saikia on Tuesday expressed confidence that the state would witness faster and stronger development under the “visionary and dynamic leadership” of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after the swearing-in of the new state government. Speaking to reporters following the oath-taking ceremony at Khanapara in Guwahati, Saikia described the event as a “historic occasion” not only for Assam but also for the pol…
Guwahati, May 12 (IANS) After Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as the Assam Chief Minister for the second consecutive time, his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Tuesday remarked that the BJP-led alliance’s victory in 102 seats in the state Assembly polls is a “smashing reply” to the “false claims” made against her. She was referring to the allegations made by Congress leader Pawan Khera in the run up to the Assembly election.With a landslide victory, the BJP-led NDA formed the government in the state f…