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AFSPA may be withdrawn from more places in Assam, says CM Sarma
On October 1, the Assam government had withdrawn the 'disturbed area' tag from West Karbi Anglong district under the contentious AFSPA, while AFSPA was extended for another six months in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong, and Dima Hasao districts along with Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district.
Insurgency in Assam is history now, says CM Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said while speaking at the 70th Plenary Meeting of the North Eastern Council in Guwahati, "Insurgency was a major issue in the Northeast that was hindering the progress of the region on multiple fronts." He also spoke on the measures being taken to reach an amicable settlement to the inter-state border disputes in the northeast, adding that 50 per cent of Assam's boundary dispute with Meghalaya has already been resolved.
Hardliner Himanta takes a leaf out of Yogi's political playbook
That was one of the very early signals of what was cooking in the mind of the former blue-eyed boy of the late Congress stalwart Tarun Gogoi. Before joining the saffron camp, Sarma had started practicing to be more Hindu than those who were already in the BJP. In the 2011 state elections, the BJP only managed to win five seats in the 126-member Assam assembly. The party's stronghold in the state then was only the Barak Valley, which has a major chunk of Hindu Bengali voters.
Assam CM attacks Congress over Twitter post
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday fired a fresh salvo at the Congress over a tweet by the party. The Congress' tweet read: "To free the country from shackles of hate and undo the damage done by BJP-RSS. Step by step, we will reach our goal. The party also shared a picture showing a partially burnt RSS uniform, mentioning that "145 days more to go".
TRS leader confronts Assam CM at Hyderabad rally
A leader of Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti (BGUS) was addressing the gathering when a local leader of TRS climbed the dais, and confronted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma taking objection to the comments he made earlier. He also tried to dislodge the mike. BGUS leaders caught hold of the TRS leader and whisked him away.
BJP will do better in 2024 if Kejriwal becomes Oppn face: Assam CM
Sarma, who is also the convener of the BJP-led anti-Congress alliance of regional parties -- NEDA, said this while reacting to Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's assertion that Kejriwal would emerge as the main challenger to PM Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Reacting to the allegations of the AAP that the Centre is trying to destroy the health service model initiated by the Kejriwal-led Delhi government, the Assam Chief Minister remarked that Delhi's 'mohalla clinics' cannot be a model for health service.
Kejriwal intended to buy PPE kits without tender in 2020: Assam CM
The Assam Chief Minister on Sunday tweeted: "Delhi CM suo moto offered to buy PPE kits from anywhere without tender. Why? Does his Deputy CM think the CM is corrupt as he asked someone to arrange PPE kits from somewhere immediately, and said that Delhi Govt will buy them ? No reference to any tender etc."
'No Muslim woman wants her husband to have three wives.' : Assam CM Himanta Sarma strongly supports Uniform Civil Code
Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that no Muslim woman wants her husband to have three wives, adding all those whom he has met wanted UCC to get implemented. He pointed out that Muslim man marrying more than one woman was not his problem, instead its the problem of the Muslim mothers and sisters. Apart from Himanta, many other chief ministers of BJP ruled states have already shown their interest in implementing the UCC in their respective states.
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