Pathshala (Assam), March 26 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the BJP government will evict encroachers from five lakh bighas of land if it returns to power after the April 9 assembly polls.Addressing an election rally in the Bajali assembly constituency, Sarma...
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As Assam prepares for elections, regionalism remains a key issue for the state, which has been grappling with concerns about protecting its "identity" from "outsiders," mainly illegal migrants, for decades.Over the years, the relevance of regional political parties has been questioned, with...
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Guwahati, March 18 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) is no longer a part of the BJP-led alliance in the state, while the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) will remain in the coalition.The UPPL and the BPF are rival parties in...
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New Delhi, March 9 In a political development ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, former Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Finance Secretary Jayanta Khaound joined the Congress on Monday along with several other party leaders.Khaound was formally inducted into the party at the Congress...
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New Delhi, March 9 Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, former Asom Gana Parishad leader Jayanta Khaund joined the Congress on Monday, with Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi praising his entry into the party.Days after resigning from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Khaund joined the Congress...
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Guwahati, March 6 – The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) is facing renewed internal turmoil in Assam following the resignation of another party MLA, Zakir Hussain Laskar, who represents the Hailakandi Assembly constituency.Laskar announced on Friday that he was stepping down from the...
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Guwahati, March 5 – The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), led by Badruddin Ajmal, in Assam, suffered a setback on Thursday when its MLA from Cachar district in Southern Assam, Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, resigned ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.In a statement shared on...
Guwahati, February 26 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday set March 10 as the new deadline for finalizing the seat-sharing agreement within the ruling NDA for the assembly elections, four days after declaring that it was a "done deal".Addressing a press conference, Sarma said...
Guwahati, Feb 18 Over 1.70 lakh illegal foreigners have been detected in the state so far under provisions of the Assam Accord, while about 31,000 have been deported in the last 40 years, the assembly was informed on Wednesday.Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora also said that...