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With eye on West Bengal, Assam assembly polls, Amit Shah reaches Guwahati,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah reached Guwahati on Thursday morning, where he is expected to meet Ananta Rai, the 'Maharaj' of Koch-Rajbongshi who heads a faction of the Greater Cooch Behar Peoples' Association (GCPA) in Chirang d
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Rahul Gandhi to start campaign for Assam polls from Feb 14
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Gearing up for Assam Assembly polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start campaigning in the state from Shiv Sagar on February 14, said sources.
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BJP won't get seats in minority dominated areas, says Assam minister Himan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 31 (ANI): Ahead of the Assam Assembly polls slated for later this year, State minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not get any seats in areas dominated by Miya Muslims as they do not vote for the BJP.
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Amit Shah to address two public meetings in Assam on Jan 24
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on January 24, will hold two public meetings in Assam, which is scheduled to go to polls later this year.
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Congress announces anti-BJP alliance ahead of Assam Assembly polls
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 20 (ANI): Assam Congress on Tuesday said that five political parties will form an alliance with it to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state Assembly polls scheduled for later this year.
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Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish state-run Madrassas, convert them in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 30 (ANI): A bill, seeking to abolish all state-run Madrassas and transform them into regular schools, has been passed by Assam Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
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Shah to visit Assam on Dec 26, several Opposition MLAs likely to join BJP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit Assam on December 26. Several Opposition MLAs and leaders are likely to join the BJP ahead of 2021 Assembly polls in Assam.
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Assam Assembly Speaker suspends Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Assam Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami on Monday suspended Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed for refusing to sit down after being denied permission to raise NRC-related issues on the first day of the Budget session.
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AIUDF stages protest outside Assam Assembly against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Monday staged a protest outside the Legislative Assembly here against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
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AGP going against CAA is eye wash, says Congress leader Debabrata Saikia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who is Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly, said that the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) opposing The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is an "eye wash".
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Assam leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia moves SC challenging Citizensh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who is Leader of Opposition in Assam assembly, on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.
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Congress' Debabrata Saikia requests Assam Assembly Speaker to call special
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia on Thursday requested Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami to convene a special session of the state Assembly to discuss the concerns of people of Assam over the Ci
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