Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would accord “due respect” to Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi if he chooses to join the party, amid growing political churn ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Speaking after attending a meeting of the BJP’s election committee in New Delhi, Chief Minister Sarma said the party is open to leaders who wish to contribute to its organisational strength in Assam. “If Pradyut …
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Guwahati, March 9 (IANS) The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Monday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, naming nominees for nine constituencies across the state. The list was released in a circular issued by AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal. According to the list, Aminul Islam has been nominated from the Rupahihat Assembly constituency, while Rafiqul Islam will contest from Manida. Minakshi Rahman has been fielded from Paka Betbari…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) A Congress party meeting in Assam’s Morigaon district turned violent on Monday, leaving a senior district-level party functionary seriously injured and triggering fresh internal tensions within the party. The injured leader has been identified as Ejaz Hussain, the district Congress administrative general secretary, who was admitted to Morigaon Civil Hospital following the incident. Hussain later complained to the Morigaon Sadar Police Station, naming Mohammad Asif Nazar…