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New Delhi, March 13 The Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) met here on Friday and approved the second list of candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, which is expected to be released soon.The CEC meeting, chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, was attended by former...

Ranchi, March 13 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said he had a discussion with Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi on the election strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in the northeastern state.Earlier, Gogoi called on Soren at his official residence here."Our discussions focused...

Ranchi, March 12 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Thursday that he had a discussion with Assam Congress Chief Gaurav Gogoi on the election strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in the northeastern state.Earlier, Gogoi called on Soren at his residential office here."Our...

Guwahati, March 12 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday for travelling to Jharkhand to hold political discussions, asserting that Assam's political affairs cannot be directed from outside the state.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said he...

Guwahati, March 12 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that 3-4 FIRs have been registered against senior Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly attempting to contact militant groups to influence election results.Sarma made the allegations a day after the Congress...

Guwahati, March 12 – Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi strongly criticised the Assam government’s reported decision to remove the name of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital in Barpeta, calling the move an insult to a distinguished Assamese...

Guwahati, March 11 Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera asserted on Wednesday that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's "last-minute" initiatives, such as distributing money to women, will not help the BJP regain power in the state in the upcoming elections.Addressing a press conference...

Guwahati, March 11 Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi announced on Wednesday a "pause" in talks with Raijor Dal, days after the regional party withdrew from discussions with the ruling party to form a common platform.In a post on Facebook, Gogoi said that the Congress wanted to form an...

Guwahati, March 11 – Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi launched a sharp attack on the Congress on Wednesday, saying his party is prepared to challenge the ruling party politically, just as Iran has confronted the United States in global geopolitics.Speaking to reporters here...

New Delhi, March 11 Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said on Wednesday that the government has created a constitutional vacuum by failing to elect a deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha.He said that allowing a chairperson of a committee, nominated by the very speaker against whom a no-confidence motion...

Guwahati, March 11 – Gaurav Gogoi, the president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), said on Wednesday that the party had made sincere efforts to forge an electoral alliance with Raijor Dal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, but discussions between the two sides could not lead...

New Delhi, March 10 In a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused him on Tuesday of partisan behaviour, making "baseless" allegations against opposition MPs and preventing Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi from raising "critical issues" before the...

New Delhi, March 10 – Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s charge that he was the "biggest interrupter" in the Lok Sabha, said on Tuesday that the opposition MP was entitled to his views but remained "immature and uninformed" enough to understand...

New Delhi, March 10 Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi continued his remarks in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, raising concerns about the functioning and neutrality of the Chair.Speaking during the discussion, Gogoi recalled an incident when...

New Delhi, March 10 In a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused him of partisan behaviour on Tuesday, making "baseless" allegations against opposition MPs and preventing Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi from raising "critical issues" before the...

New Delhi, March 10 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up an opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office due to allegations of bias towards the ruling party, amidst a heated debate over who would preside over the House while the motion was being considered.Congress...

New Delhi, March 10 Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said on Tuesday that the opposition was compelled to move a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to "save the Constitution," accusing Birla of partisan behavior.Initiating the debate on the resolution to remove Birla from his position...

New Delhi, March 10 – Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, stated on Tuesday that a member of the panel of chairpersons could preside over the Lok Sabha when a resolution to remove the Speaker is being considered. In response, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi stated that "in the...

Guwahati, March 10 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Biren Singh Engti died at a private hospital here on Tuesday. He was 81 years old.A party spokesperson said that Engti was brought to Guwahati from his residence in Diphu for treatment and passed away this morning."The body...

New Delhi, March 10 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up an opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office for his alleged bias towards the ruling party, amid a heated debate on who will preside over the House while the motion is being taken up.Congress legislator...