Incidents of racist attack on the north east people refuse to die down. Goons in Gurgaon assaulted two youths from Nagaland on Thursday a day after a Manipur student was beaten up by local youths in Bangore.
The fresh incident took place at Gurgaon where over ten local goons caught Awang and Chester in Sikanderpur area and mercilessly beat up with cricket bats and hockey sticks.
According to the complaint, a few youths took them to a nearby market at around 1 midnight to be beaten up. Their hairs were cut off and asked them to leave the area along with their friends. Later the duo were rushed to a nearby Civil Hospital where they have been undergoing treatment.
Several KMSS activists sustained injury in Golaghat when police sprang upon to them for blocking roads demanding immediate release of Akhil Gogoi.The incident took place at Alichiga when police tried to disperse the KMSS activists who blocked a vital road.Police even resorted to blank firing when a section of the allegedly protestors turned violent and damaged a number of vehicles on the road.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said that he was ready to resign if his legislators want him to quit.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function, he said that nobody has so far told him of their lack of trust.
Dissidence seems to have resurfaced in Assam Congress legislature party.Led by Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, the anti-Gogoi lobby is trying to mount pressure on the high command to remove Tarun Gogoi as Chief Minister apprehending adverse impact in the Lok Sabha polls.The education minister on Wednesday called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi as part of the mission.Dr Sarma is believed to have told the high command that if Gogoi is retained, the party would have to face the music.He is also understood to have submitted a list of 50 legislators against Gogoi.
Its official. The state is all set to go to the Lok Sabha polls in three phases.This was disclosed at a press conference by Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Wednesday.He said that the first phase will take place in Tezpur, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Kaliabor, Jorhat and Lakhimpur.The second phase of polling slated for April 12 comprises Karimganj, Silchar and Diphu. The third and final phase of polling will take place on April 24 in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Barpeta and Dhubri.The counting would take place on May 16.
Assam will go to the Lok Sabha polls in three phases.Disclosing this at a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Wednesday, he said that the state would hold the polls on April 7, April 12 and April 24.The counting would take place on May 16. The entire process is set to be completed by May 31.
Good news are pouring in before the Lok Sabha polls. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has made some more announcement on Wednesday hours before Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath announced the poll schedule.Gogoi announced land pattas for more people apart from extending the qualified age for state government service from 35 to 40 years of age for the general category candidates.
Police are all set to produce Akhil Gogoi before court on Wednesday four days after he was arrested in connection with the recent self immolation of a KMSS activist.According to sources, police will seek extension of Gogoi’s remand for two or three more days.Gogoi along with five others would be produce before the court in the afternoon.
The Election Commission is all set to announce its Lok Sabha poll schedule on Wednesday.According to sources, first phase of the general election is slated for April 7. The entire exercise will be conducted in seven phase.The Commission is expected to hold the Lok Sabha phase in Assam in two phases from April 7. The model code of conduct will also come into force from Wednesday.
The Assam government has made a slew of announcement on Tuesday just before the announcement of the poll schedule.These include hike in honorariums for angwanbadi workers, Aasha workers, home guards and village defence parties across the state. These hikes would be effective from April 1, 2014.Moreover, the government has announced 10,000 to each of the self help groups to woo the voters before the Lok Sabha polls.
Three absconding KMSS leaders have moved the court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the recent self immolation case in Dispur.KMSS leaders namely Kamal Kumar Medhi, Dharya Konwar and Amar Bezbaruah have field petition for anticipatory bail on Tuesday.The court has accepted the bail plea to be heard on Wednesday.Policemen are fanning in the nook and corner of Guwahati in search of the trio two days after Akhil Gogoi along with five of his associates were arrested in this connection.
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