All India Patriotic Forum, Assam branch on Saturday remembered Umesh Chandra Devchoudhury, who joined the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943 and fought many battles for the motherland. Probably the last INA soldier from Assam, Devchoudhury passed away on December 11, 2013 at his residence in Patacharkuchi of lower Assam. A Lieutenant of INA, Devchoudhury maintained an active life till his demise at the age of 97.
In a formal memorial meeting held in Guwahati Press Club various speakers highlighted the spirit of patriotism shown by Devchoudhury and his colleagues who led an eventful struggle in various south and southeast Asian places like Singapore, Rangoon, Arakan front etc. With his sincerity and commitment, Devchoudhury elevated himself up to the level of Lieutenant in INA and led his troop against the British imperial forces mostly on the India-Myanmar border in 1944 to make India an independent nation.
Speakers including freedom fighters Jatin Goswami & Ganesh Chandra Das, Prof Rabin Devchoudhury, Ajay Dutta, Jaharlal Saha, Umakanta Bhattacharya, Jagadindra Raichoudhury, Rupma Barua, Hiten Mahanta, Nava Thakuria, KN Devchoudhury, Pramod Kalita etc paid their heartiest tributes to the departed soul.
Before the meeting, floral tributes were also paid to Devchoudhury and two patriotic songs ‘Bande Mataram----’and ‘O Mor Aponar Desh ----’were also sung by the participants in the memorial meeting.
The Assam Assembly has begun its budget session amid a stormy note on Monday forcing a brief adjournment of the proceedings in the morning.When the House assembled the Opposition Congress and AIUDF members demanded suspension of the House proceedings to discuss the move to auction 12 marginal oil fields in view of the widespread protest.The ruling party members came out in support of the move and urged the Speaker not listen to the demand.A section of Opposition legislators rushed to the Speaker to mount pressure on him to listen to them forcing Ranjit Das to adjourn the House for 5 minute. Same uproar took place when the House reassembled. Congress and AIUDF had no dearth...
The monsoon woes refuse to die out on Sunday when incessant rains resulted in the swallowing water levels of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. The surging waters have been wreaking havoc in 15 districts submerging as many as 400 villages damaging standing crops spread in about 16,240 hectares. The current wave of floods in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Sonitpur, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Morigaon have already affected more than 2 lakh people across the state. More rains will further compound the problem during the next 24 hours. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, homes and fields have been submerged by the surging waters of the Brahmaputra and...
Union minister of state for railway Rajen Gohain blames it all on the third force for the recent Raha incident where a local protestor was killed in police firing. Talking to reporters in Raha after visiting the widow of the firing victim Mintu Deori on Sunday, Gohain, who is also the MP from Nagaon said that without the involvement of the third force the incident would have taken place. He reiterated that he still wanted the proposed AIIMS at Raha as the Central Assam area has been lagging behind on many fronts. “I still demand the AIIMS at Raha. I am not changing my position now. The Central Assam has been lingering,” said Gohain after conveying his deep sympathy to the bereaved family...
The move to auction marginal oilfields, VAT hike and the Raha shoot out will put the Sarbananda Sonowal government in a fix in the Assam assembly session from Monday. Congress and AIUDF legislators are set to try to corner the Government on the floor of the House. Congress sources told Assam Times that they would demand a judicial probe into the Raha incident where a protester died in police firing. The target, undoubtedly, is the Chief Minister who is holding the home portfolio. The Government is set to face a scathing attack from the Opposition for the ongoing move to auction 12 marginal oilfields and for the recent hike in VAT against almost 150 items. “We won’t allow the House to...
Security forces claimed to have gunned down three hard core NDFB-S rebels during a series of counter insurgency operations in Kokrajhar district on Sunday. The three insurgents were killed in three different incidents of shoot outs in the wee hours. According to information, they were killed in encounters at a dense jungle. They include Rahul Basumatary and Ritu Basumatary. Police further claimed to have seized four pistols, hand grenades from their possession.
The end of stinging dissidence in Arunachal Pradesh Congress marks the start of a new era in the state’s political scene. Pema Khandu took oath as Chief Minister of the frontier state on Sunday a day after the new CLP leader staked claims to form the new government in Itanagar. Governor Tathagota Roy administered Khandu the oath of office and secrecy at a brief function at the Raj Bhawan in the morning where Nabam Tuki and Kalikho Pul along with other party legislators were present. Chowna Mein took oath as Deputy Chief Minister in the same function. The high voltage drama reached its climax on Saturday morning where both Tuki and Pul camps agreed to mend the differences and proposed...
An escalating tension keeps Raha on the boil after a local resident died in police firing when he along with thousands of people enforced a bandh on the National Highway No 37 demanding the proposed AIIMS in the area. Local residents in large number thronged the vital road forcing police and para military forces to sprang upon them in the morning. A section of agitated people tried to attacked the convoy of MLA Piyush Hazarika on his way to the house of Mintu Deori, who was killed in Friday’s police firing. Earlier, the local residents grilled a group of ministers who visited the bereaved family members of the deceased protester.
Hours after he was elected as the CLP leader in Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu staked claimed to form the new Government in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. Immediately after the CLP meeting in Itanagar, accompanied by Nabam Tuki, Kalikho Pul, Takam Sanjay and Podi Richo, the former chief minister’s son meet Governor Tathagat Roy and staked the claim. But before that in the morning, Tuki resigned as Chief Minister. These scheme of things have forced Roy to suspend the assembly floor test. The Assembly has a strength of 58 which comprises 11 from and 2 independents and 45 from Congress. Khandu is expected to take the oath in a day or two.
The high voltage political drama in Arunachal Pradesh is a staggering blow for BJP. The saffron party legislators gave outside support to the Kalikho Pul Government after the Centre lifted the president’s Rule. According to the Congress legislators, BJP played a crucial role in the drama where Pul managed to grab the hot seat. “The dissidence by Kalikho Pul and his associates gathered momentum when they got direct support from a circle of BJP leaders in New Delhi. Pul and his associates stayed in New Delhi for several months formulating strategies to dislodge Tuki. Without Centre’s connivance it would have not been possible for Pul to grab the seat,” said a Congress leader in New Delhi...
A group of ministers faced no less wrath of the local people in Raha on Saturday when they visited the family members of Mintu Deori who was killed in police firing on the national Highway No 37. Comprising Chandra Mohan Patowary, Hitendra Nath Goswami, Keshab Mahanta, the team had to face the ire as they promised Rs 5 lakh ex gratia in addition to a government job to one of his family members. Local residents in large numbers surrounded the ministers and questioned them their role in the entire scheme of things. “What forces the government to ignore the expert committee recommendation? If it so happens they why the government set up the panel?,” a local resident asked the ministers....
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