Guwahati, July 27 (IANS) Former Assam Assembly Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami on Monday defended his foreign visit during the recent flood crisis in Upper Assam, saying he remained in continuous contact with the district administration, party workers, and local representatives throughout the period and closely monitored the situation in his constituency from abroad. Goswami, who defeated Congress state President Gaurav Gogoi in the Jorhat Assembly seat in this…
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Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversy surrounding the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government of evading accountability by attributing present-day failures to the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Taking to his own X account, Gogoi mocked what he described as the Centre’s response to the concerns…
Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Assam Congress President, Gaurav Gogoi, on Thursday accused the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government of failing to respond promptly to the flood crisis, alleging delays in the distribution of essential relief materials to thousands of affected families across the state.Describing the floods as an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, Gogoi claimed that survivors in several districts were still waiting for basic necessities, including food, safe drinking water…
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) Assam Congress president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday urged the state government to step up rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in flood-hit areas, saying the priority should be to ensure timely assistance to every affected family. Gogoi visited several flood-affected localities in his Jorhat parliamentary constituency, where he interacted with displaced residents, reviewed the situation on the ground and distributed relief materials among those affec…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Opposition, led by the Congress, on Sunday said that the alleged theft of offerings made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, the NEET-UG paper leak and the forceful hospitalisation of climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be among the top issues on which the leaders will seek the Union government’s reply during the Monsoon session of Parliament that begins tomorrow.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Kumari Selja said: “We will definitely raise several issues. There are issues relate…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A political confrontation erupted between the ruling NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc on Sunday after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an independent investigation into the Ram Temple donation theft case. The Ram Temple donation theft case is a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of cash and precious items donated by devotees at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.In the …
Guwahati, July 5 (IANS) The internal crisis in the Assam Congress deepened on Sunday after a letter purportedly signed by two party MLAs surfaced, seeking disciplinary action against Assam Youth Congress President and Algapur-Katlicherra MLA Zubair Anam Mazumder over his alleged misconduct during a meeting chaired by Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi. According to the letter, signed by Laharighat MLA Asif Md. Nazar and Gauhati West MLA Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar and ad…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday launched a fresh attack on the Centre over alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), accusing the government of failing to demonstrate accountability on issues affecting students and the wider public. Addressing reporters in the national capital, Gogoi said the Congress would continue to raise concerns over the alleged NEET paper leak and the manner in…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Congress leaders on Thursday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the passport has never been proof of citizenship, asking the Centre to clarify its position as such a declaration will lead to “confusion” among people.The issue gained attention after an MEA official said on Wednesday at a Passport Seva Divas event that a passport should primarily be understood as a document for t…
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Assam Assembly and Congress MLA, Wazed Ali Choudhury, on Tuesday strongly defended Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi, rejecting suggestions by AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal that senior Congress leader Rakibul Hussain should replace him as the state party chief. Speaking to reporters, Choudhury asserted that Gogoi was the right leader to head the Congress in Assam and dismissed Ajmal’s remarks as unwarranted interfere…