Assam
Assam's 14 seats critical to BJP's Mission 20 for NE states
In the 2019 general elections, the BJP won nine out of the 14 seats in Assam. They lost in Dhubri to AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, and the Congress won three seats -- Nagaon, Kaliabor, and Barpeta.
Himanta Sarma invites ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah for 'special visit' to Assam
The offer is an invitation to stay in the state for a week or 10 days with the promise of safety while Baruah is here. Assam CM Sarma said, “Paresh Baruah is a smart, educated individual. I'm hoping he'll agree to have civil discussions when I extend the invitation.” Justifying the unusual invitation, the Chief Minister argued that Assam has changed a lot since the turbulent times of insurgency.
‘Heights of duplicity’: Assam CM takes jibe at Rahul Gandhi
“Heights of duplicity! You abuse the judiciary when you get convicted, and when the same judiciary grants you bail, you say justice has prevailed,” the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted. The assam Chief minister has been critical of Rahul Gandhi since he parted ways with Congress and joined the BJP in 2015.
Is Assam CM having surplus of sour grapes in his mouth? Asks Congress
Taking a jibe at Sarma, Congress General Secretary communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh said, "Is the Assam CM having a surplus of sour grapes in his mouth? His new mentor, Modi, gave us Skill India, Start-up India and Digital India - all new names for ongoing programmes. He's asked CMs of different states to work together as 'Team India'. He even made an appeal to Vote India."
Religious conversion through allurement should be prohibited: Assam CM Himanta
Addressing a function here on Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Constitution confers one with the right to freely practice, profess and propagate religion of choice, but it does not authorise religious conversion through inducement and allurement of any sort.
125-ft tall statue of Lachit Barphukan to be installed in Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday took stock of the physical progress of the statue of Borphukan. He held a meeting with the engineers of the construction agency and asked them to complete the construction by the end of 2024. Since the entire complex area has been demarcated, Sarma asked the Deputy Commissioner of Jorhat Pulak Mahanta to plant saplings around the boundary walls.
Assam: Against delimitation but will not have alliance with Congress, says AAP
AAP Assam in-charge Rajesh Sharma told IANS: “We are against the delimitation. But we will not join any alliance with the Congress. Our party believes that forging an alliance with either Congress or BJP is the same. As of now, we will be only part of forums to oppose the draft delimitation proposal.”
For Himanta, delimitation and UCC keys to consolidation of Hindu votes
Sarma stated numerous times over the past few months that UCC is the need of the hour. "No Muslim woman in the country wants her husband to have three wives. You only need to ask a Muslim woman, nobody will suggest that her husband should marry three women," Sarma mentioned recently.
Assam witnessing new era of peace & development: PM Modi
Sharing a video message on the occasion of Assam Rozgar Mela where nearly 45,000 youth were handed job letters for various state government departments, PM Modi asserted that the current development pace of the government has spread positivity and inspiration in the state.
CM Himanta accuses Left lobby of disrespecting Sengol
Sarma wrote on Twitter, "The Sengol was integral to our Independence but the Left relegated it as a nondescript 'walking stick' in a museum corner despite Pt Nehru's crucial role." "Another instance of how an entire eco-system censored any event in history that glorified ancient Bharat & Hindu rituals," he further mentioned in the Twitter post.
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