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.
KMSS president Akhil Gogoi has dared Congress legislators to defeat Dr Sanjoy Sinh in the Rajya Sabha polls on Friday.Participating at a dharna in Dispur on Thursday, Gogoi said that the Congress leaders in Assam should shoulder on the historic responsibility to defeat the outsider.
All Assam Students Union took out huge processions across the state on Thursday in protest against the fielding of Dr Sanjay Sinh in the Rajya Sabha polls slated for Friday.AASU activists in the district and sub divisional headquarters took out processions opposing the fielding of Dr Sinh who hails from UP.In Guwahati also, thousands of AASU activists joined the procession in the city. The procession ended with a rally addressed by AASU leaders including Dr Sammujal Bhattacharya, Tapan Kumar Gogoi and Sankar Prasasd Roy.
Hundreds of KMSS activists staged dharna in Dispur in protest against the fielding of Dr Sanjay Sinh in the Rajya Sabha polls slated for Friday.Led by Akhil Gogoi, the KMSS activists squatted in front of the Assam Assembly and strongly criticized Congress legislators and leaders for fielding an outsider in the polls.Talking to reporters, Gogoi said that they won’t allow any horse trading to take place in the Rajya Sabha polling process. They further prayed to the Almighty to lead the Congress leaders and legislators in right direction.
In a bizarre incident, the Army jawans stabbed two passengers inside a train as they protested against defence personnel occupying all seats at the Rangia railway station on Thursday. GRP officials told Assam Times that they took into custody the three jawans and the Military Commanding Officer from the Army's Red Horns Mountain Division here was interrogating them. Then the accused from the 3rd Sikh LI regiment have been identified as Subedar Balwant Singh and Sepoys Bhupinder Singh and G Singh. The jawans had boarded the NJP-Moriani Siphung passenger train at New Jalpaiguri this morning and allegedly occupied all seats of the general compartment by force with their belongings, bags...
DGP Khagen Sarma is on a stock-taking visit to Kokrajhar on Thursday.Sarma held a high level meeting at the Circuit House in Kokrajhar with the BTAD’s top police officials. He further asked police and para military forces to intensify counter offensive against NDFB, KLO and ULFA.The review of the law and order situation assumes significance three days after suspected NDFB-S militants kidnapped a businessman from Chirang district.
Congress legislators are holding a crucial meeting along with their BPF counterparts in Dispur to discuss the Rajya Sabha polling slated for Friday.The senior legislators are believed to have been imparting training to their juniors on the poll procedure. But the choice of candidates is still to be decided.
Independent MLA Jatin Mali called on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday a day before the Rajjya Sabha polls.The duo are believed to have discussed the Rajya Sabha polls where Gogoi urged him to vote for the ruling party candidates.The MLA from Palashbari has already promised his support to the Congress. Senior Congress ministers Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Rockybul Hussain and MA Anjan Dutta also were present in the close door meet.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is confident of comfortable victory of Bhubneswar Kalita, Dr Sanjay Sinh and Biswajeet Daimary.Talking to reporters in Dispur on Thursday, Gogoi said that the voters practically are expected to clear their positions towards the evening.
The Opposition camp is trying to rope in the Trinamool Congress MLA to garner his support to Hiador Hussain.Party sources told Assam Times that AGP president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is trying to woo Dwipen Pathak. But there is no assurance.
The indefinite economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh has been called off. But it is likely to resume next months if the government fails to deliver the goods.The decision was taken after a delegation of the protestors held a meeting with the Sonitpur district administration who assured them that steps the victims would get justice. The district administration further appraised the protestors of steps to address their grievances.
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