Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a meeting with a 13-member delegation of the pro-talks faction of ULFA, which is now disbanded, and discussed the issues of rehabilitation of its ex-cadres here in Guwahati.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday released the first volume of Political History of Assam, edited by distinguished historian Rajen Saikia, at a function held at Lok Seva Bhawan in Guwahati.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the politics of Congress has become 'soft Naxalite' and that the grand old party is filled with left-leaning people.
As the Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered West Bengal today, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that he is very confident that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee too wants to defeat the BJP, adding, "We especially want CM herself to come, even if that is for 10-1
Launching a blistering attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks to arrest Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that the politics of the entire country is changing, adding "Perhaps you will be arrested instead of Rahul."
Congress Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday said that the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma can keep registering FIRs against Rahul Gandhi but the grand old party will continue with its Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, with an aim to unite the country.
Criticising Rahul Gandhi, the Assam Chief Minister further said that, if he (Rahul Gandhi) respected Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva, he could have gone to Barpeta Satra, Patbaushi Satra, because Srimanta Sankaradeva established Barpeta Satra and stayed at Patbaushi.
The FIR, registered at the behest of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, accused Rahul and other party leaders, who are part of the Congress's ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', of 'wanton acts of violence'.
Congress leader launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah saying that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is "remote controlled" by them and that he was not afraid of either of them.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday took part in the ceremonial distribution of ration cards to beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act at an event held at Chakimukh Higher Secondary School Playground at Nazira in Sivasagar district.
Following the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and fellow party leaders KC Venugopal and Kanhaiya Kumar for allegedly provoking a crowd in Guwahati, senior leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday came down heavily on the Assam government claiming that it was a 'conspiracy'
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday attacked Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accusing him of curbing free speech in the state and said that people had told Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that Sarma is "the most corrupt CM in the country"