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.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday warned zero tolerance to repeated failures of deputy commissioners and police superintendents.Opening the DC-SP conference in Guwahati, Gogoi said that the overall law and order scene is still not up to the mark. He said the DC s and SPs should know the people and places of their districts. He further asked the DCs and SPs to carfully deal with a crowd. Gogoi said,"our police donot know how to deal with protesters."
Trains are still a safe mode to transport arms and ammunition for a section of miscreants. RPF jawans seized many live bullets from a train in Rongia on Tuesday. Acting on a tip off RPF jawans launched a vigorous search at a passenger train in Rongia station in the morning where the live bullets were seized on the way to Bihar from Dimapur. RPF have held Krishna Singh in this connection.
Car lifting and chit fund cases along with the law and order situation are dominating the agenda of the DC-SP conference in Guwahati on Tuesday. Being opened by chief minister Tarun Gogoi, the two days conference at the Administrative Staff College is expected to draw up a massive plan to firmly deal with the growing cases of car lifting and chit fund cases.
Former Assam governor JB Patnaik passed away following a sudden ailment on Tuesday. He was 88. According to his family sources, the former Odisha chief ministes breathed his last at a local hospital in Tirupoti in the wee hours where he was admitted after he complained of breathing difficulties on Monday. Various parties, organizations and individuals condoled his death. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi condoled Patnaik's death and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Dispur police are examining a complaint against two police officers who allegedly helped Anil Chauhan. Acting on a FIR the authorities are likely to quiz DSP Moni Saikia and SI Moscow Saikia in connection with a number of cases. In his FIR a journalist said that Chauhan in his confessional statement claimed to have received help from the police officers.
An Assam Congress delegation met Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday amid speculation that a dozen of sitting MLAs are preparing to join BJP. Led by APCC president Anjan Dutta, the team apprised the party president of the prevailing political situation in the state a year ahead of the assembly polls.
Those who are in touch with BJP to join the party are purely opportunists. This was what chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, Gogoi said none but the opportunist Congress leaders are in touch with BJP leadership to quit the ruling party. According to Gogoi, anybody who have no faith on Congress idealogy are free to do whatevey they want.
CM Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday claimed to have expedited the process to update NRC. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, he alleged that a section of political leaders has been trying to halt the process to gain political mileage. Indirectly taking on Badaruddin Ajmal, Gogoi said that it would a long way to solve the decade old problem of influx in the state. Gogoi's comment assumes significance after the AIUDF boss feared that NRC is a conspiracy against the Muslims.
A hardcore NDFB-S rebel died at an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district on Monday. The encounter took place at Chariduwar area along the Assam-Arunachal pradesh border in the wee hour. Identified as Engrai the rebel succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital. Army and police seized a bike, grenade and a pistol from his possession.
The induction of 4 new faces would take time for chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Gogoi told Assam Times in New Delhi that he did not talk to Rahul Gandhi on Sunday as the party vice president was busy with kisan rally. "This time I will submit the list only. Then I will have to wait," Gogoi told Assam Times.
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