As the BJP is in election mode and using the slogan "Abki Baar, 400 Paar (this time, 400+)," Assam Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal said the BJP is now employing tactics similar to the 'Ashwathama is dead' line from the Mahabharata and engaging in psychological warfare.
Goswami, who resigned from the Congress on Wednesday, joined the BJP in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state BJP president Bhabesh Kalita and other leaders at the state BJP headquarters in Guwahati.
Assam Congress, AAP, TMC, Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and 12 other political parties on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the President through Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria opposing implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police has summoned Debabrata Saikia on Monday, Leader of Assam Congress Legislature Party for questioning in connection with a clash that took place during Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Guwahati, officials said.
Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the opposition Congress in Assam on Friday sought the disqualification of two of its MLAs from the assembly for supporting the government led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Following the fresh exodus of its leaders, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has constituted a Quick Response Team (QRT) to respond promptly in situations of imminent conflict or controversy.
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has expelled Golaghat District Congress Committee from his position following a meeting with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress has faced another setback after two more MLAs of Assam extended their support to the Assam government led by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Former General Secretary of Assam Congress Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee and several leaders of Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Monday joined Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).
Dr Angkita Dutta, former chief of Assam Pradesh Youth Congress and the one who alleged that the party's youth wing president --Srinivas BV-- harassed her, is set to join Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday.
Congress claimed that the convoy of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' was allegedly attacked by "goons" from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam's Lakhimpur.
As Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is set to enter Assam today, former Assam Congress Youth President Angkita Dutta has staged a protest demanding justice from the Congress leader over her claim of sexual assault by another party person.