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Guwahati: Congress candidate from the Jorhat Assembly constituency and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi cast his vote on Thursday morning along with his mother, Dolly Gogoi. The two voted at polling station number 52 at Devicharan Barua Higher Secondary Girls' School, where they stood in queue with other voters and followed the prescribed procedure. Speaking after casting his vote, Gogoi said the moment held personal significance. "I feel fortunate that my mother, ...Read More >
Jorhat, Apr 9: Congress candidate from the Jorhat Assembly constituency and state Congress chief, Gaurav Gogoi, cast his vote on Thursday morning alongside his mother, Dolly Gogoi, at a key polling station in the constituency. The mother-son duo exercised their franchise at polling station number 52, located at Devicharan Barua Higher Secondary Girls' School. Both Gaurav Gogoi and his mother stood in queue with other voters and followed due procedure while casting their votes. Speaking after ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma mounted a strong attack on Congress for second successive day over its allegations against them even as Congress leaders continued to raise issues related to their allegations during their campaign for the assembly polls slated for April 9. Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Monday said she has filed an FIR over the allegations levelled by Congress and accused the opposition party of acting ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma mounted a strong attack on Congress for second successive day over its allegations against them even as Congress leaders continued to raise issues related to their allegations during their campaign for the assembly polls slated for April 9. Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Monday said she has filed an FIR over the allegations levelled by Congress and accused the opposition party of acting ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Monday said she has filed an FIR over the allegations levelled by Congress and accused the opposition party of acting in frustration and trying to "set up a playbook". In an interview with ANI, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma said that allegations cannot be taken in "a lenient manner" and "justice prevail". The allegations were levelled by Congress Media Department Chairperson Pawan Khera at a ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Monday denied allegations made by the Congress party that she or her family have assets or business interests in Dubai or abroad, calling the claims "shameful". She accused the Congress of running a campaign to malign her family, and said the party is relying on AI-generated and photoshopped content to defame people. Speaking to ANI, Sharma said, "It seems that a mad dog has bitten them and from the to ...Read More >
Sarma brings three decades of electoral experience, having led several successful campaigns for both the Congress and the BJP after switching sides in 2015. However, this is the first time the 57-year-old is contesting as a sitting chief minister, raising the stakes significantly. In contrast, Gogoi, 43, the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, has won three successive Lok Sabha elections since entering politics in 2014. This election marks his Assembly debut, as he leads a Congress attemp ...Read More >
Guwahati: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said BJP's approach to tackling infiltration in Assam, for the next five years, will rest on three pillars -- making infiltrators landless, stateless and jobless."In the next five years, our approach will be clear -- make them landless, stateless and jobless, and prevent them from threatening our identity and culture. At the same time, we reaffirm that Assamese Muslims are integral to our society and are bona fide citizens of India. Our fight ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, April 2, said he was "not comparable to Adolf Hitler" and claimed there was no opposition to him, when questioned by a BBC reporter. He then abruptly ended the interaction, accusing the journalist of representing Opposition leader Akhil Gogoi. BBC Hindi reporter Jugal Purohit, who had been seeking an interview with the Chief Minister for days, was told by Sarma that he "should not represent Gogoi" after quoting Gogoi's description ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 4: The campaign visit of AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi in support of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has intensified an already charged political atmosphere in Assam, triggering sharp reactions from both the BJP and the Congress. Addressing an election rally on Saturday while campaigning for the AIUDF candidate in Chenga, Owaisi made a strong pitch for his AIUDF's prospects and took aim at both the ruling and opposition camps. "If all the AIUDF can ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: Union minister of ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal mounted a fierce attack on Congress on Thursday, asserting that the overwhelming public response at campaign rallies in Sadiya and Naharkatia signals a decisive popular rejection of the opposition's politics and a firm mandate for continued BJP-led governance in Assam.Sonowal campaigned in support of BJP candidates Bolin Chetia in Sadiya and Taranga Gogoi in Naharkatia, addressing public meetings at Dangari under the S ...Read More >
DIBRUGARH: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal ramped up BJP's election campaign across Upper Assam on Friday, addressing a string of public rallies in Margherita, Majuli, and Khowang in support of party candidates Bhaskar Sharma, Bhuban Gam, and Chakradhar Gogoi.Speaking before a large crowd at Inthem Naga Pathar in Margherita, Sonowal framed the upcoming election as far more than a routine political contest, calling it a decisive moment for the Assamese people. "This is not just an election rall ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) President Lurinjyoti Gogoi visited Sarupathar on Friday to campaign for opposition alliance candidate Jiban Chutia in the Sarupathar constituency. Addressing a large election rally attended by nearly five thousand people at Nolonipathar Church playground, both leaders sharply criticised the sitting MLA Biswajit Phukan and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Ad ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Assam Congress president and candidate from Jorhat constituency Gaurav Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi visited Sarupathar today to campaign for opposition alliance candidate Jiban Chutia in the Sarupathar constituency. According to a press release issued by the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), addressing a large election rally attended by nearly five thousand people at Nolonipathar Church playground, both leaders ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Assam Congress president and candidate from Jorhat constituency Gaurav Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi visited Sarupathar today to campaign for opposition alliance candidate Jiban Chutia in the Sarupathar constituency. According to a press release issued by the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), addressing a large election rally attended by nearly five thousand people at Nolonipathar Church playground, both leaders ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 3 (PTI) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday accused the Congress of encouraging infiltration to "sustain its vote-bank politics" in Assam and "compromising" the state's interest. Addressing back-to-back poll rallies, the former chief minister also charged the grand old party with "weakening" the social and cultural fabric of the state and "shrinking" the rights of indigenous people. He asserted that the BJP-led NDA government has been working to build a strong and self-re ...Read More >
Dibrugarh, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Friday, intensified the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign in Upper Assam, asserting that the outcome of the upcoming Assembly polls will determine the future of Assam and protection of the identity and rights of the Assamese people. Addressing a series of rallies in Margherita, Majuli and Khowang in support of BJP candidates Bhaskar Sharma, Bhuban Gam and Chakradhar Gogoi, Union Minister Sonowal said the April 9 ele ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Friday strongly criticised Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over alleged remarks about Kunki Chowdhury and her family in Sarupathar. Speaking to reporters after a campaign event in Sarupathar, Gogoi said that targeting a woman in this way reflects poorly on the Chief Minister. He added, "Attacking a woman like her says more about the Chief Minister than about anyone else and shows the low standard of his behaviour." He note ...Read More >
Jorhat, April 3: The election contest in Sarupathar intensified on Friday as Assam Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Gaurav gogoi Launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his alleged remarks involving Kunki Choudhury and her family. Addressing the press after an election rally in Sarupathar, Gogoi said, "The Chief Minister's attack on a woman like her reflects his own character and shows how low it is." "Again and again, we have seen him disrespecting his positio ...Read More >
Kamalpur (Assam), Apr 3 (PTI) BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Friday alleged that the Congress worked for infiltrators and people must remember the opposition party's tenure while going to cast their votes in Assam assembly elections. Addressing a campaign rally here in support of party candidate Diganta Kalita for Kamalpur constituency, he asserted that the BJP-led NDA government will score a hat-trick by forming the third consecutive government under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has expressed deep concern over what it described as a sustained smear campaign against its party candidate for the 36 Guwahati Central Assembly constituency, Kunki Chowdhury. In a press statement, Samsher Singh, Vice President of AJP and Chief Convenor of the Election Management Committee, and Ziaur Rahman, Secretary of AJP and Convenor of the Election Management Committee, said that Chowdhury, a young and highly educated candidate representing the new ...Read More >
Gogamukh (Assam), Apr 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the Congress, if it comes to power in Assam, will bring in a law to protect infiltrators, which the BJP and its allies will not allow. Addressing a poll rally at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district, Modi claimed that the Congress aims to "turn the majority community into a minority and create a permanent vote bank of infiltrators''. Before the BJP came to power in 2014, the Congress had "tried to introduce a new law ...Read More >
Guwahati: A major political storm has erupted in Assam after the Election Commission of India's (ECI) latest instructions on the Special Revision (SR) of the electoral roll. The controversy centres around an interpretation that even individuals arriving from other states just two days prior, if staying in Assam for work and intending to reside, could apply for voter registration using Form-8. Opposition parties have launched fierce criticism, alleging that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP ...Read More >
Congress leader and Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Monday launched a sharp counterattack against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him and the BJP of deliberately misrepresenting his remarks about semiconductor investments. In a post on X, Kharge said, "As usual, the BJP and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma are twisting my words. My statement is clear and very specific; it was about how semiconductor companies were being pressured to set up in Gujarat and Assam, even when they had ...Read More >
Garima Saikia Garg, wife of the late music icon Zubeen Garg, speaks about the circumstances surrounding his death. She expresses doubts and seeks clarity on the events of that day. Garg is focused on protecting and preserving Zubeen's vast musical legacy for future generations. A memorial is planned for Zubeen Kshetra. In the serene hills of Sonapur, just beyond Guwahati's bustle, the place where Assam's music icon Zubeen Garg was cremated is a site of pilgrimage, visited by thousands every day ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 26: Two days after the Assam government announced plans to make public the Tiwari Commission Report on the Nellie massacre of 1983, a cross-section of people on Saturday voiced apprehension that the move could jeopardise peace among communities. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Thursday told reporters that the State Cabinet decided to table the Tiwari Commission Report in the next assembly session in November. During the Assam Agitation from 1979 to 1985 against infiltra ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 25 (PTI) Two days after the Assam government announced plans to make public the Tewary Commission Report on the Nellie massacre of 1983, a cross-section of people on Saturday voiced apprehension that the move could jeopardise peace among communities. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Thursday told reporters that the state cabinet decided to table the Tewary Commission Report in the next assembly session in November. During the Assam Agitation from 1979 to 1985 against inf ...Read More >
Guwahati, October 19: As one month passed since the untimely demise of singer Zubeen Garg, his fans in Assam on Sunday remembered him with prayer meetings in different corners of the state. Fans of Garg reached in large number in Sonapur, outskirts of Guwahati today where the singer was laid to rest. The followers of Assam's cultural icon paid homage, and they also demanded that the investigation related to Zubeen Garg's death must be completed at the earliest. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi paid ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 19 (ANI): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday said that people of Assam are still grieving the loss of Zubeen Garg, describing the late singer as a true leader of Assamese society. His remarks came as fans and political leaders gathered in Guwahati on Sunday to pay floral tributes, marking one month since the iconic singer's death in Singapore on September 19. A large number of fans and respected figures pai ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 3 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the second post-mortem report of Zubeen Garg, which was conducted at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital would be given to Zubeen's wife, Garima Saikia Garg tomorrow - October 4 and would summit it before court. In his Facebook live, the Assam Chief Minister said that the post-mortem report of Singapore has already been given to Garima Saikia Garg. He further said that the Chief Justice of ...Read More >
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