Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday welcomed Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro and his high-level delegation to the state.
A Japanese Parliamentary delegation, led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro, met with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.
Speaking to the media, Gogoi responded to recent remarks made by the Chief Minister, who had controversially stated he would resign if Gogoi could prove that his child holds Indian citizenship. Dismissing the statement as a political diversion, Gogoi focused on what he termed the real crisis
The CM's denial comes after an account on X claimed that at student from Bangladesh had been enrolled. The original post has since been deleted, but the handle posted a follow up claiming that Bangladeshi people were using photos of other Hindus with fake names.
The first phase of panchayat elections in Assam was conducted on Friday in 14 districts of the state. The 14 districts include Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Cachar, Hailakandi and Sribhumi.
Notably, the rivalry between Sarma and Gogoi has escalated into a full-blown social media battle, with both leaders using online platforms to trade barbs and accusations. The political slugfest comes during the ongoing Panchayat elections.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged voters to cast their votes in the ongoing Assam panchayat elections while stressing the importance of exercising voting rights.
Notably, Assam's Chief Minister recently said that women were compromised for jobs during the Congress regime. During a recent panchayat election rally, Sarma mentioned a witness statement from the Justice (retd) BK Sharma Commission report.
After the road in South Delhi was officially renamed as Bodofa Upendranath Brahma Marg today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Bodofa Upendranath Brahma envisioned a society where identity and integrity coexisted, adding that the Bodo community has endured enough.
The Assam Chief Minister also stated that a prominent road has been named in his honour, and a statue commemorating his legacy was unveiled here in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj and others.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday lauded the Union Cabinet for approving the proposal for the development, maintenance and management of a four-lane greenfield access controlled high-speed corridor from Shillong to Silchar.