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.
There is no trace of two people from Assam who went missing during the massive tremor in Nepal on Saturday. "We have not been able to find out the duo. But we are still trying to ascertain their whereabouts," said an officer who deals with the calamity.
The bodies of six women who died in Nepal tremor were cremated in Guwahati on Wednesday. People thronged in thousands at their houses in Guwahati when the bodies arrived in the morning a day after these bodies reached Delhi. After paying last respect, the bodies were taken to the Navagraha to be cremated.
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Three people died and over 10 0 others have been ailing after they consuming liquor in Jorhat on Wednesday. The incident took place at Dholi tea garden where after consuming illicit liquor at a house many people started vomitting while some of them complained stomach ailment. One died immediately after shifting to the JMCH on Tuesday. Two others died on Wednesday. The condition of ten of the ailing people is critical.
The chief ministers from the north eastern states are seeking a date from prime minister Narendra Modi to properly reiterate the demand to retain the special category status for the 8 states. In a joint letter to Modi, they said that the move do away with the treatment would make it difficult for them to concentrate on development. Sources told Assam Times that Modi would finalise the date this week itself.
There seems to be no respite for Rumi Nath as a local court in Guwahati denied bail for the MLA who was arrested for her alleged nexus with car lifter. The Kamrup CJM court heared her bail petition on health ground on Tuesday which was rejected.
A delegation of BJP MPs met Rajnath Singh and apprised the union home minister of the prevailing situation along the Assam-Nagaland border. Comprising RP Sarma, Rameswar Teli and KP Tasa, the delegation urged Singh to find an amicable solution into the vexed border issue. Singh assured them of steps to resolve the tangle.
There is no trace of 22 Assamese people in Nepal. According to disaster management authorities, the government has written to all DCs and SPs seeking the details of the untraced people in Bhutan. Six bodies require DNA test. A team of officials led by IGP SN Singh is leaving for Kathmandu to oversee the relief and rescue operation.
The bodies of the 7 women who died in Nepal tremor are set to arrive Delhi on Tuesday. An IAF carrying the lifeless women from the state is expected to land Delhi inthe afternoon. Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal will receive the bodies. After post mortem at AIIMS, the government would send the bodies to their homes.
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