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.
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.
Three persons were killed and four others have been injured at a tragic road mishap in Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday.The incident took place at Hamren at around 11 in the morning when a truck carrying bamboo met with the mishap. Three persons died on the spot while four injured persons are battling with life in hospital.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam in April.According to AICC sources, the trio is expected to address a number of poll rallies across the state in the first week of April.Detail schedule is not available yet.
Congress screening panel met on Tuesday in New Delhi a day before the AICC poll panel meet.Chaired by Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, the panel set up to deal with Assam affairs completed screening of poll candidates for most of the Lok Sabha seats.The screening panel is believed to have referred the list of the candidates to the AICC poll panel which is set to approve it on Wednesday.AICC top sources told Assam Times that the list would be announced by the next week.
Jintul Talukdar from BhawanipurChief Minister Tarun Gogoi claimed on Tuesday that Congress would be able to put up a commendable performance in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Talking to reporters at Bhawanipur, Gogoi said that media can’t stop Congress poll prospect in Assam. “In the past, a section of news papers and TV channels predicted my defeat. But that did not happen. This time also we will win with flying colours,” said the chief minister.
AIUDF made it plain on Tuesday that the party will not forge any alliance with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, party president Badaruddin Ajmal said that the party will consider poll pact with AGP if the regional party avoids understanding with BJP. He said that the party will field strong candidate in Koliabor to beat Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s son Gaurav Gogoi which is set to be fielded by the ruling party. Ajmal further blamed it all Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi who is holding the home portfolio, for the volatile law and order front situation and said that Gogoi should leave the portfolio.
Asom Gana Parishad is holding its steering committee meeting on Tuesday to discuss the list of candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Chaired by president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the meeting at the official residence of Phani Bhushan Chaudury, ia expected to take a final decision on its possible poll alliance with BJP.
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