New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Assam Legislative Assembly Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia on Monday said discussions with Akhil Gogoi-led regional party Raijor Dal are ongoing, and no final decision has been taken so far regarding any alliance or seat-sharing arrangement.Speaking to mediapersons after attending a meeting of the Congress Screening Committee in the national capital, Saikia urged political leaders and stakeholders to refrain from spreading misinformation on the issue.”Talks wit…
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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 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday mounted a sharp counter-offensive against the Congress after senior party leaders launched a political attack on him, announcing that he would initiate both civil and criminal defamation proceedings against Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi, Bhupesh Baghel, Jitendra Singh Alwar and Debabrata Saikia. In a strongly worded post on X, Sarma said the legal proceedings would be initiated on February 9, accusing the Congress leade…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday appointed the constitution of the election committee for the upcoming assembly polls in Assam. The committee that consists of at least 35 members includes all prominent leaders of the opposition party. Assam state president Gaurav Gogoi, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Debabrata Saikia, two Lok Sabha MPs from the state—Rakibul Hussain and Pradyut Bordoloi, former state chiefs of the party—Bhupen Borah and…
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) Assam Leader of the Opposition, Debabrata Saikia, on Thursday flagged what he described as a “grave threat to democratic principles,” alleging large-scale and wrongful deletion of voters’ names during the summary and special revision of electoral rolls in the Nazira Assembly constituency. In a detailed representation to the Chief Election Commissioner, Saikia sought urgent intervention by the Election Commission of India, claiming that numerous permanent residents o…
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IANS): Assam Leader of Opposition (LoP) Debabrata Saikia on Thursday issued a strong rebuttal to allegations levelled against him by former All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU) president Rejaul Karim Sarkar, firmly rejecting claims that he was acting as a “BJP agent, an emissary of the Chief Minister, or was anti-minority”.Saikia said he had openly disagreed with Sarkar’s controversial remarks on the very day the latter joined the Indian National Congress, stressing…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday attempted to draw a line under the political controversy sparked by remarks made by newly inducted Congress leader Rezaul Karim Sarkar, stressing the need for restraint and responsibility while addressing sensitive issues from public platforms. Speaking to reporters after a large joining programme and public meeting in Morigaon, Gogoi said Sarkar’s comments on the idea of “Bor Asom” (Greater As…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, strongly condemning what he termed an “insulting and provocative” remark by a party leader regarding Sivasagar. Reacting to a statement that Sivasagar would be turned into “Dhubri,” Sarma questioned both the intent and the authority behind such comments, saying they reflected arrogance and a deliberate attempt to demean the historical and cultural significance of the former…
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) The Congress party in Assam on Friday accused the BJP government of engineering a “dangerous conspiracy” to manipulate the state’s electoral demography through the alleged inclusion of “outsider voters” under the guise of a Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls.Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia alleged that the ruling BJP, driven by its “blind lust for power”, has begun covertly tampering with voter lists after sensing politi…