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Citing various shortcomings, Assam Minister Sarma seeks scrapping of curre
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the current process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) should be scrapped citing various shortcomings but emphasised that the state should be made a part of the national NRC process.
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Rahul Gandhi made false allegations against BJP govt: Assam Minister
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): BJP leader and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here on Friday that BJP will organise a series of protest all over the country on November 16 demanding apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the allegations he had made against central
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Religion is nowhere mentioned in Indian citizenship laws: Owaisi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 4 (ANI): After a war of words broke out with Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Twitter over the National Register of Citizens (NRC), AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the word "religion" is nowhere mentioned in Indian citizenship l
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Assam: Mahanta welcomes NRC list, takes on BJP's Himanta for raising objec
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on Saturday welcomed the publication of National Register of Citizens (NRC), while taking a jibe at Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for raising objections to the list.
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NRC 'erroneous', should have been more exclusions: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the number of people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) should have been higher as the list which excluded 19 lakh people was erroneous.
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Assam: Congress leaders Santiuse Kujur, Gautam Roy join BJP
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Former Congress leaders Santiuse Kujur and Gautam Roy joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Sunday in the presence of Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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Hope Rahul Gandhi continues as Cong president for next 50 yrs, quips HB Sa
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 28 (ANI): Adding insult to injury, BJP leader and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the BJP wished to see Rahul Gandhi as Congress President for 50 more years which will be helpful to his party.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma won't contest LS poll in Assam, says Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The BJP on Thursday said that Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is not being fielded in the ensuing Lok Sabha election from Assam as he is currently tasked with the responsibility of ensuring inclusive development of the northeast region.
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Sarbananda Sonowal lends shoulders to mortal remains of Maneswar Basumatar
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday lend shoulders to the mortal remains of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Head Constable Maneswar Basumatari, who was killed in Pulwama attack on T
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Assam people will take this budget positively: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): With rice at Rs 1 per kg and around 10 grams of gold for brides belonging to families with annual earnings of less than Rs 5 lakh, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Rs 1193.04-crore-deficit budget will be taken positively b
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Assam Min hits back at Rahul for his comments on farm loan waiver
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday lashed out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his comment on Assam government waiving farm loan worth Rs 600 crore.
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'BJP will focus on image building, not winning Mizoram polls'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), Nov 22, (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will focus on image building and not on winning the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
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