Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former MP Rahul Gandhi will meet the leaders of North Eastern States Congress units except Assam on Saturday to discuss the election strategy for the upcoming general elections scheduled next year.
The government of Sikkim tops the ranking among the North Eastern States with a score of 66.70 per cent, followed by the Government of Assam with a score of 57.45 per cent and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh with a score of 52.30 per cent. Sikkim has disposed of 173 grievances with an av
"BJP presidents, general secretaries, and other leaders of 12 eastern states will be holding a meeting today in Guwahati," Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita told ANI.
"In Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, the temperature may reach near 40-45 in the coming days. The heat wave is continuing in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. An orange alert has been issued in these parts for the coming five days," he said.
Sanjay O'Neill Shaw, Scientist-F of Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Guwahati told ANI that, this region has received less rainfall in the 2023 pre-monsoon period.
The Chief Minister demanded that on the lines of Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern states having similar geographical and social conditions, Uttarakhand should also be given the benefit of the industrial promotion policy for the next five years.
The farmers and entrepreneurs have expressed their happiness to participate in the Vibrant North East Summit which is a programme which indicates the visionary model of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The summit will also exhibit the opportunities for agricultural products like horticulture, dairy, poultry, fisheries, spices, tea, bamboo, and organic food of the North Eastern states.
Sabyasachi De, CPRO of NF Railway said that as General Manager/Construction he will be the overall incharge of all railway construction activities within the jurisdiction of NF Railway that is all north-eastern states including Sikkim and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.
Indian Railways will operate a specially designed tour for people to explore the North-eastern states of India by Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist train.
Ahead of the counting of votes in three North Eastern states, Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Ernest Mawrie on Wednesday said that his party would win 10-15 seats in this election in Meghalaya.
The Election Commission of India had announced the date for the elections in the state along with two other eastern states- Meghalaya and Tripura on January 18.