Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma announced a new policy to offer insurance coverage up to Rs 1 crore for state government employees on Wednesday, the Chief Minister's Office said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday defended the state assembly's decision to end the 2-hour break for Jumma prayers, saying that no other state assembly in India has a similar break.
Champai Soren joined the BJP at an event in Ranchi on Friday which was attended by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi among other state BJP leaders.
Following the decision of Assam Assembly to scrap the rules that facilitated Muslim members, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the decision was taken to prioritise the productivity of the assembly.
If Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma tries to forcibly repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, the AIUDF will approach the court, said party MLA Dr Rafiqul Islam on Thursday.
Amid the row sparked over Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's "Miya Muslim" remarks, the Congress-led United Opposition Forum in Assam lodged an FIR against Assam Chief Minister alleging that the Chief Minister is trying to promote enmity between different groups on the ground of religion and
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma informed that the Assam government will be bringing a white paper by April-May of next year change of demography in the state.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Wednesday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her 'If Bengal burns, so will Assam' remark, saying, "Didi, how dare you threaten Assam?"
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Wednesday said that the Assam government is not looking to bring a comprehensive Uniform Civil Code, citing Muslim Marriage registration and banning polygamy as more pressing issues for the government.
Speaking in the state assembly on the adjournment motions brought by the opposition Congress and AIUDF to discuss the law and order situation in the state in the backdrop of a 14-year-old minor girl gang rape incident that took place at Dhing area in Nagaon district and a recent incident
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren will join the Bharatiya Janata Party on August 30 in Ranchi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.