Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) In a veiled attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the previous governments for “handing over” Assam’s soil to infiltrators, just to secure votes.Addressing the foundation stone-laying ceremony of an elevated corridor in Kaziranga, he said that during the opposition’s rule, infiltration increased, and infiltrators, with no concern for Assam’s history, culture or faith, carried out widespread encroachments.The Prime Minister added that in…
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Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) With the Assam Assembly elections drawing closer, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and state minister Atul Bora on Wednesday said the coming months would be decisive for strengthening regional political forces in the state, asserting that the party’s alliance with the BJP is a “natural tie-up” and will remain intact in the future as well.Addressing party workers, Bora said the AGP is gearing up to intensify its organisational activities and promote its vision of a…
New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of not giving any proper answer to the questions raised by the party delegation of MPs led by him on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal during a meeting at the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in Delhi.“Last time in November, when we met the CEC and highlighted our points related to …
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday came out in strong support of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on illegal infiltration in West Bengal and his allegation that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ignored repeated requests for allotment of adequate land to the Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border with neighbouring Bangladesh.Backing the Home Minister, the BJP said his accusations were justified and charged the Trinamool Congress-led state government with putting …
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) For the past week, the Indian Army has carrying out a major operation to pin down at least 30-35 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, and it is one of the toughest that the force has launched in recent times owing to multiple factors.For one, it is the freezing phase of Chilai Kalan during which cold peaks across the Valley. The Chillai Kalan begins on December 21 and ends on January 31.An official said that from January 31 onwards, one could expect much more progress in the…
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, including reports of a Hindu man being burnt alive, and warned that the developments have serious implications for India’s northeastern region. Referring to the situation in the neighbouring country, CM Sarma said atrocities against the Hindu community have intensified and cannot be ignored.”We are all seeing what is happening in Ba…