Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Numal Momin on Thursday blamed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for encouraging encroachers, after police personnel were attacked by miscreants in the Paikan area of Goalpara district.
Amidst discussions on demographic changes in many Hindu-populated constituencies in the state, Assam Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Numal Momin has claimed that 15 districts of the state have become Muslim-majority.
Former MP Ripun Bora and AICC Media Coordinator for Assam, Charan Singh Sapra, jointly addressed a press conference and alleged that the Election Commission has become a puppet in the hands of the BJP and the central government.
"I challenge Congress to muster the courage to tell the Muslim community in Assam that cow slaughter in the name of sacrifice is a heinous crime. They will never be able to say it. When it comes to the rights of Gaumata (Cow), the BJP does not care about any vote bank," Sarma posted on X.
Assam Congress President and party MP Gaurav Gogoi on Friday strongly criticised the state government's decision to grant arms licenses to civilians near border regions. Gogoi condemned the policy, urging the government to roll it back.
Gaurav Gogoi, the newly appointed President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will formally assume charge as President on June 3. Accordingly, a preparation meeting was held with great enthusiasm at Rajiv Bhawan on Wednesday
During the ongoing panchayat election campaign, reports have emerged that the people of Assam have been driving out Congress leaders and workers from their villages, accusing them of being anti-Assam
Following serious allegations of corruption, internal sabotage, and misconduct in the forthcoming Panchayat elections in the state, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Bhupen Kumar Borah has constituted a three-member Investigation Committee to thoroughly examine all allegatio
Speaking to ANI, Congress MP Bordoloi claimed that all their candidates have either been "kidnapped, threatened or forced" to withdraw their nomination.
The Assam Congress president's comments were made as he posted a purported video where the state's BJP president is seen shouting at a local MLA Jayanta Malla Baruah, with CM Sarma beside Saikia. In the video it is not clear what Saikia told the MLA.
"On Thursday, the Guwahati High Court found that the arrest of my young colleague Reetam Singh was riddled with procedural errors, evidencing the haste and illegality of the regime's efforts to throttle his voice. Reetam was targeted by the State of Assam for his social media posts but now s
While Congress leader Jairam Ramesh condemned the arrest as an "abuse of police powers," CM Himanta Sarma defended the arrest, saying that it was related to a caste-based insult directed at a Dalit woman.