New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Thursday said his decision to resign from the Congress and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not taken in haste but was the outcome of prolonged dissatisfaction within the party.Speaking to IANS, Bordoloi said a series of developments and a growing disconnect with the party leadership prompted his move. He said, “It’s a long story. It’s not that I have taken a hasty decision all of a sudden. There has been a series of developments, …
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, announcing nominees for 88 constituencies across the state.The list was finalised at a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee, chaired by the top leadership of the party.The list features several prominent leaders, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who will contest from Jalukbari, a seat he currently represents and is co…
Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government has been taking steps to strengthen road infrastructure and improve street lighting across Assam, with a focus on enhancing public safety and urban aesthetics.In a post on social media platform X, Sarma highlighted development efforts in Margherita, located in Tinsukia district and regarded as one of the easternmost regions of the state.”This is Margherita, one of the easternmost regions of …
Guwahati, March 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday highlighted the overwhelming public response to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ongoing Jana Ashirwad Yatra, stating that the large participation across several Upper Assam constituencies reflects a strong wave of public support for the party.Taking to social media, the Chief Minister said one has to witness the yatra on the ground to truly understand the scale of the “saffron surge” sweeping across Assam.“You…
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday, ramped up his attack on the Congress, asserting that the party must clearly state whether it stands with the indigenous Assamese people or with illegal migrants, whom he described as “Miya”, a term he said referred to the Muslim population who have crossed over from Bangladesh into the state. Speaking to reporters after attending a programme in Dergaon, Chief Minister Sarma said the debate over illegal migration and iden…