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Guwahati, April 5 Union Minister J P Nadda on Sunday accused the Congress of being "mentally bankrupt" without a proper manifesto or programmes.Addressing an election rally at Dimoria near here for BJP's alliance partner AGP's Tapan Das, he claimed that the Congress does not understand...

Mankachar (Assam), March 30 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are like "uncle and nephew" and "two sides of the same coin".Addressing an election rally here for party candidate Mahibur Rahman, Gogoi...

Guwahati, March 26 Congress leader and Jharkhand minister Bandhu Tirkey accused the BJP government in Assam on Thursday of deceiving Adivasi tea garden workers by marginally increasing their wages while several estates have been sold off.Addressing a press conference here, Tirkey said that the...

New Delhi, March 24 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced on Tuesday that the resignation of MP Pradyut Bordoloi from Assam, who had quit the Congress and joined the BJP, has been accepted.Bordoloi, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagaon for two consecutive terms on a Congress ticket...

Jorhat (Assam), March 23 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi filed his nomination papers from the Jorhat assembly seat on Monday, making his electoral debut in the state elections.Gogoi, who is also the deputy leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, visited religious places of all communities...

Jorhat (Assam), March 23 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi filed his nomination papers from the Jorhat assembly seat on Monday, making his debut electoral foray in the state elections.The deputy leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha visited religious places of all communities before...

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...

Guwahati, March 21 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday claimed that the BJP in the state is effectively "Congress, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, with the saffron party's label".Speaking to reporters while campaigning in Majuli, Gogoi said 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...

Guwahati, March 4 The president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Gaurav Gogoi, has thanked party leaders for believing in his abilities by nominating him for the Jorhat seat in the upcoming assembly elections.Gogoi, a three-time MP and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok...

Guwahati, March 3 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi thanked party leaders on Tuesday for their faith in him by giving him the ticket for the Jorhat assembly constituency for the upcoming state assembly elections.Gogoi, a three-time MP and Deputy Leader of the...

Guwahati, February 17 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that then Congress president Sonia Gandhi had asked him to decide on the date for his swearing-in as chief minister when 58 party MLAs had supported him in 2014.However, the situation changed after Rahul Gandhi...

Guwahati, February 17 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that then Congress President Sonia Gandhi had asked him to decide on the date for his swearing-in as chief minister when 58 party MLAs had supported him in 2014.However, the situation changed after Rahul Gandhi...