In a bizarre move that leaves the BJP-led government red faced on the floor on Monday, AGP thrashed the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre for the controversial move on the Hindu Bangladeshi nationals.
Former Chief Minister and AGP leader PK Mahanta said that he was dead opposed to the move and that it would be an insult to the spirit of Assam Accord.
However, AGP president Atul Bora who holds the agriculture minister looked very disappointed when his predecessor rose to speak on the controversial move to give refugee status for the Hindu nationals of the neighbouring countries.
PermalinkSubmitted by jay Boro on Mon, 08/08/2016 - 19:44
Why Can't they go and settle in west bengal? Assam is already a semi-bengal. Mahanta did a good job by raising his opinion. Ruling the govt doesn't mean you don't have a voice against election manifesto.
A minor boy was killed and several others sustained injury when the bus carrying them rammed into a diveder on the road in Lakhimpur district on Sunday. The mishap took place at Hawajan near Narayanpur in the wee hours when the bus was on its way from Barpeta Road to Dhemaji. The driver was believed to have lost his control over the bus which turned turtle after ramming into the divider. A minor boy died on the spot while over 20 others sustained injury to be rushed to the Lakhimpur Civil Hospital.
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The Centre has exempted Assam from the land deal with Bangladesh. The union cabinet finalised the decision on wednesday. Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told Assam Times that the goverment has done it honouring the sentiments of the people who have been opposing it.
Yet another body of pilgrim from Assam has been identified in Nepal. Identified as Padma Mazumdar, the resident of Hengrabari area of Guwahati has been traceless since the massive tremor ravaged the Himalaya kingdom. Her son and son in law discovered her decomposed body from Chising Hospital in Kathmandu on Thursday. The body would be flown to New Delhi on Friday and after post mortem it would be sent to Guwahati.
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