BJP Secures Dominant Victory in Autonomous Council Elections in Assam
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Before the election, BJP candidates had won six of the council's 28 seats without facing any opposition.
Mahatma Gandhi was against religious conversion: Assam CM
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Sarma visited Gandhi Mandap located at the hilltop of Sarania Hill in Guwahati to pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of the Father of the Nation's 154th birth anniversary.
Assam's 14 seats critical to BJP's Mission 20 for NE states
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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.
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