Its a big big day for regional politics in Assam. Despite stiff resistance the main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday announced its unification of regional forces with former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Pulakesh Baruah, Atul Bora, Pabindra Deka et al. The epoch-making moment came up when the regional party was holding its function to mark its foundation day in Golaghat where the party was born in 1985.
AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary announced unification of AGP(P) led by Mahanta, Trinamool Gana Parishad led under the leadership of Pulakesh Baruah and Atul Bora. All they shaked their hands with smiling faces mending all differences in the crowded function.
On the other hand, the All Assam Students Union leaders and activists across the state observed Betrayal Day opposing the home coming of Mahanta. The state's powerful student body has been protesting the entry of Mahanta terming him the betrayer besides being the man behind the infamous secret killings.
There are reports that AASU leaders and workers across the states blocked roads, staged dharna on Tuesday in protest against Mahanta's home coming. In several places, police had to disperse the AASU picketers for blocking the national highways.
But the united AGP leaders are confident the AASU would reconsider the decision. On Monday, AGP and its breakaway group AGP(P) leadership hoped that the AASU will leave the matter right now for an united AGP atleast to defeat Congress.
PermalinkSubmitted by Juel Narzari on Wed, 15/10/2008 - 14:27
It is a fatal mistake for the party to once again welcome the betrayal leader. Once he was lost with dreams and fancies of his own but now he comes back to bring chaos in the party.The ultimate decision could be made by the people of Assam whether he will dynamic leader or betrayal.
PermalinkSubmitted by Dorika Barua on Thu, 16/10/2008 - 00:43
The Asom Gana Parishad is a party of BETRAYERS.......remember Assam Movement,then election of the AGP to power twice....10 years of corruption, misrule....appeasing Bangladeshis after the agitation, secret killings of Assamese people in villages and towns of Assam, license to open wine shops anywhere and everywhere, suicide of ASTC employees and teachers for non-payment of salary, 400 crore LOC scam......the list goes on and on......
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is the greatest Demon ever born in the history of Assam.
Bokakhat MLA Jiten Gogoi was arrested again on Friday in connection with three more fresh cases. Gogoi was granted bail by a local court recently after he was remanded to judicial custody. He as arrested charging him with assaulting a forest officer on duty at the Kazianga National Park. He is expected to be produced before the court very soon. Details are awaited.
Japanese encephalitis have claimed several lives in upper Assam. According to information, at least 17 people, including children, have died due to Japanese encephalitis in Sivasagar district some this month. More than 50 others have been under going treatment at the Asam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh. The disease was spreading in Amguri, Geleki, Demow and Khelua areas of the district, which is encephalitis prone. A high-level expert team has meanwhile visited the areas to take stock of the situation. The killer disease is also creating panic in Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts of upper Assam.
Jim Ankan Deka, becomes the first Assamese to open a music institution and a production house in Bangalore, India. Eastern Fare Music Foundation had its origination in 2007. Presently the foundation has six institutions and two recording studios. While Jim is the proprietor, two of his friends Mr Anand PM from Kerala and Miss Parmita Borah from Assam help him in running the show. So far the institution has over 400 students with six full and part time teachers. They teach mainly Guitar, Keyboard and Piano in Western Classical Style. Their students sit for Trinity exams. Jim Ankan Deka is the son of the celebrated Assamese litterateur and economist Late Bhabananda Deka and poet Nalini...
A three week long residential multi skill and leadership development programme was launched by Chief Minister of Assam Sri Tarun Gogoi at a brief and solemn function held at the State Museum Auditorium on 10th July, 2009 at 11 am. The programme is being organized jointly by the newly established IGNOU Institute of Vocational Education and Training , Shillong , in collaboration with North East Girl Students Association (NEGSA) , North East Development Finance Corporation Limited(NEDFI) and sponsored by Oil India Limited. Altogether 90 participants from various parts of the NE region are participating in the event , who have been provided to and fro traveling expense and free...
Children from flood affected families take meal at a relief camp in Sivasagar district of on July 12. The flood situation all over the state has been critical since the beginning of July as the water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries are still flowing above the danger level. The current wave of flood in the past week has left about 400,000 people displaced in over 500 villages in the four districts of Assam. Two children died in the last 24 hours in the district. PHOTO: UB PHOTOS.
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) said a section fake ULFA activists are on an extortion spree in the state. In a statement release on Wednesday, the banned insurget outfit’s finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika disclosed that since 2002, he has not signed any letter demanding money from any individual and organizations.
A major orgy of violence was averted in North Cachar hills distirct on Wedneday when altogether seven Naga miscreants have been arrested during a joint operation by army and police in Mahur area. According to information, the miscreants who were apprehended at a tiny hamlet Impai were coming to strike in the area with a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Investigations are in progress. It may be recalled that over 25 persons were killed and more than 250 houses were set on fire during the last two months in the orgy of violence in the hills district where the Zeme Naga and Dimasa people were worst affected.
Three persons were killed, over 35 others have been injured when a passenger bus fell on a bridge in Burhaparah on the way to Jorhat on Wednesday morning. According to information, three persons including the driver died on the spot and the injured ones have been rushed to the Jakhalabandha hospital. A few of the seriously injured persons have been rushed to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital. The reason of the accident, however, has yet to be ascertained. Investigations are on.
In the continuing orgy of ethnic violence, unidentified armed miscreants shot dead a farmer and injured his minor son in N.C. Hills district on Tuesday. According to information, the incident took place in the morning when unidentified gunmen fired on a group of farmers at Daotuhaja near Maibong killing the farmer and injuring his seven-year-old son. The incident took pace ten hours after a Dimasa woman and her child were killed by suspected Zeme-Naga miscreants in Natunwari village, during the day-long bandh called by several organisations to protest the clashes between the two tribes.
Mr Tarun Gogoi,Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam Dispur, Guwahati, Assam.
Hon’ble Chief Minister Sir,
It is understood from newspaper reports that the Congress government under you is proposing to scrap customary practices in the state and a bill in this matter is being introduced in the current budget session. In this regard, I on behalf of the tribal communities in Assam in general and the hill people of Karbi Anglong and NC Hills in particular, would like to express my strong opposition to any such dangerous move which is designed to destroy the unique customs and practices of these tribal communities. The Assam government by its proposal to do away with the customs and...
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