Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday made it plain and simple that his government wants 2014 voter list as one of the supportive documents to update the national registrar of citizens.
Responding to the legislators who asked him to clear his position, Gogoi said that the list would be required if the documents earlier announced by the Supreme Court are not available for an indigenous citizen.
He said that his government has already moved the Supreme Court for consideration which has not so far rejected the affidavit.
PermalinkSubmitted by MAITAOYA RICK on Tue, 11/08/2015 - 00:35
Mr. Tarun Gogoi is going mad because the assembly election of Assam is approaching. He is such a person who knows only vote bank politics. He is a useless Chief Minister of Assam who has no interest to protect the indigenous communities of Assam rather he is ready to protect the illegal Bangladeshis who entered illegally to our land. The vote bank politics of Congress in Assam will lead our state to be part of Bangladesh. Tarun Gogoi will sell Assam to Bangladesh and he along with his family will settlen down in London.
Six ethnic communities are up in arms against the Centre and state government after their demand for ST status was turned down citing lack of required criteria.The All Assam Tai Ahom Students Union threatens to launch a massive agitation in Delhi and Dispur alleging that the government has failed to keep its promises.Talking to Assam Times in Dispur on Tuesday, AATASU leaders said that they are fully prepared to face eventuality if the Ahoms do not get ST status. “We will stage dharna even in New Delhi if need be. It is our due. Both BJP and Congress have prised a lot before the polls. But only to woo the voters,” said a senior AATASU leader who was in Dispur to stage dharna in...
38,740 signatures of people across the country including Assam, who strongly support the implementation of new and larger health warnings on tobacco packages in India on April 1, has been submitted to Shri J. P. Nadda Hon’ble Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare on March 18. The signatures were collected in an online and offline petition started by Sunita Tomar, an oral cancer survivor. The new warnings reaffirm Indian global leadership, projecting the country into one of the first positions for the largest tobacco health warnings in the world. Countries like Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, have taken the cue from India and have dramatically increased the size of pictorial...
The Centre’s No to the ST status for six ethnic communities runs into a hail of protest on Tuesday.An influential Tai Ahom organization is staging dharna in Dispur in protest against the decision on Tuesday a day after they came to know the decision of the Centre. With festoons, banners and playcards, hundreds of Tai Ahom students are holding a day long dharna at the Dispur Last Gate from the morning.Talking to Assam Times in Dispur, AATASU threatened to intensify the strike till they are not accorded the ST status along with five other ethnic communities.“We won’t sit idle. We want ST status. We are all prepared to face any eventualities. The Centre must fulfil its promises,” said a senior...
Assam is gearing up for a fully vaccination drive from April 7. Health and family welfare department officials told Assam Times that the entire campaign would be done under the Mission Indradhanush (MI) programme.“It would help the state totally eradicate DPT, hepatitis-B, polio and measles across the state by fully immunization of all children,” said the officials.
The centre has rejected the demands for ST status to six ethnic tribes forcing many organizations to hit the streets.Ministry for tribal affairs sources told Assam Times in New Delhi that after a thorough study the authorities have rejected the demands ST status for tea garden workers, Ahoms, Koch Rajbanshi, Chutias and Muttocks citing lack of laid down norms.The decision is set to run into a hail of protest in Delhi and Dispur. The demand was long standing and both Delhi and Dispur have been assuring these ethnic tribes of their due status for the last ten years.Both Congress and BJP promised S status for the 6 ethnic tribes for overall uplift.
Students are thronging in thousands at Dudhnoi to join AAS’s 16th Convention which gets underway on Monday.Local AASU organizers told Assam Times that over 5,000 delegates from different parts of the state are arriving in the venue to join the convention.Apart from AASU, many organizations have also sent representatives to make the convention a success.The convention assumes significance in view of adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjee’s formal exit on Tuesday. The student body would elect another influential leader as adviser.
All Assam Students’ Union adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharyya is all set to quit politics. His exit would formally take place at the AASU convention in Dudhnoi on Tuesday.After his ceremonial exit, the AASU adviser would not join politics and would stay away from any electoral politics.The student leader was the AASU general secretary for three terms from 1989 to 1999. Later he was elected as advisor of the state’s powerful organization for two tenures.
Kamakhya temple premises atop the beautiful Nilachal Hills will get a fresh look. Courtesy Anil Ambani. The country’s industrialist told chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday that he would begin the clean India campaign from the ancient temple very soon.During his visit to the chief minister’s official residence Ambani told Gogoi that he would take care of the entire campaign.He has further offered to pay the expenses of the staff and workers engaged in the work.When requested, Ambani assured Gogoi of his support to set up a children’s museum in Assam. Tina Ambani would look after the entire project.
Noted industrialist Anil Ambani visited Kamakhya temple on Sunday and promised a slew of measures to uplift the temple premises.Accompanied by his mother Kokilaben Ambani and wife Tina, Ambani offered puja at the ancient temple in presence of many dignitaries in the morning.Talking to Assam Times, the temple officials said that they requested him to revive the old water supply project in the entire area.Then he left for the official residence of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
Dispur Hospital has organized a Hepatitis B vaccination camp for scribes and their spouses in Guwahati Press Club on 5 April 2015 (Sunday). The camp will begin at 11 am and continue for one hour. Interested participants are requested to contact Ujjal Saikia of Dispur Hospitals Pvt Ltd (m- 94350 80729) or office of the press club.
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