Guwahati, April 3 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 interests.Addressing back-to-back election rallies, the former chief minister also charged the grand old...
Guwahati, April 3 AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that both the BJP and Congress are two sides of the same coin, as neither of the parties wants a strong Muslim leadership in Assam.Addressing election rallies for the AIUDF candidates in Goalpara and Dhubri, the Hyderabad MP...
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In Jammu and Kashmir, over 18 million acres of land have been illegally occupied, with only 29,000 acres recovered so far.According to official data, a total of 18,38,735.42 acres of land, including 17,22,993 acres of state land and 1,15,742.42 acres of forest land, have been illegally...
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Guwahati, April 2 AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi stated on Thursday that Muslims will cast their votes unitedly in favour of the AIUDF in the Assam assembly elections to be held on April 9.Addressing a rally at the Binnakandi constituency in support of AIUDF candidate and party chief...
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Guwahati, March 30 The Congress will focus on creating jobs for young people in Assam to prevent them from moving to other states for work, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said.Shivakumar, a Congress central observer for the upcoming Assembly elections, said thousands of young...
Guwahati, March 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that his government would intensify eviction drives and free up to 5 lakh hectares of encroached land if the BJP returns to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.While campaigning for BJP candidate Nilima Devi...
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Guwahati, March 26 Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday that the upcoming Assam Assembly elections are of "great significance" for the Assamese community, asserting that people are looking for a permanent solution to long-standing issues, particularly illegal infiltration...
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Guwahati, March 26 Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia on Thursday alleged that the Congress slogan of a ‘New Greater Assam’ is a “dangerous conspiracy” aimed at protecting the rights of ‘Miyas’ at the cost of indigenous people.He asserted that the saffron party was taking both visible and subtle...
Guwahati, March 15 Union Home Minister Amit Shah kicked off the BJP's campaign in Assam, asserting that the party would return to power for a third consecutive term with the highest-ever mandate.Just hours before the Election Commission announced the dates for the assembly elections, Shah...
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Guwahati, March 15 The opposition Congress in Assam, plagued by defections, may face a difficult challenge in contesting the upcoming assembly elections, scheduled to be held in one phase on April 9, against the BJP. However, its state unit president, Gaurav Gogoi, has taken a defiant stand...
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Jagiroad (Assam), March 1 While accepting a "bulldozer salute" during the BJP's "Jan Ashirwad Yatra," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that eviction drives would be carried out on five lakh bighas (over 1.65 lakh acres) of land if he were to return to power after the...
Guwahati, February 27 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will present a performance report card of the past 10 years of governance during the 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra', which is set to be launched statewide from Saturday. The yatra aims to...
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Guwahati, February 21 The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to ensure that the families affected by eviction drives in the Goalpara district in June last year are provided with potable water, basic medical and sanitation facilities, and food grains through fair price shops...
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Guwahati, February 19 – The Congress party on Thursday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "rampant corruption," releasing a 20-point charge sheet ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The charge sheet was released in Guwahati in...
Guwahati, February 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed concern on Tuesday over what he described as a worrying demographic situation in the state, alleging a sharp increase in the Muslim population due to illegal infiltration from neighboring Bangladesh during previous...
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Guwahati, February 15 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Sunday that decades of Congress rule in the state led to large-scale encroachment of forest land and asserted that his government has put a "full stop" to the practice through sustained eviction and reclamation drives...
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