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BJP Ally AGP Promises Implementation Of Assam Accord In Manifesto, Ignores CAA

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday March 25, 2021, Guwahati

Asom Gana Parishad, a BJP ally, has promised in its poll manifesto the implementation of the 1985 Assam Accord, which states that the government would identify and deport refugees and migrants who had come into the state after March 25, 1971.

Campaigning For First Phase Of Assam Assembly Elections Ends

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 25, 2021, Guwahati

The campaigning for the first phase of poll in Assam in 47 assembly constituencies on March 27 came to an end on Thursday evening.

Assam Town That Saw Anti-Citizenship Law Violence Voting For Development, Jobs

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday March 25, 2021, Chabua

Election campaign is on a high note in Chabua, a key constituency in upper Assam's Dibrugarh districts. It is among the 47 seats going to polls in the first phase on Saturday, March 27.

Congress' Alliance In Assam Is "<i>Mahajhoot</i>", Not "<i>Mahajot</i>": PM Modi

Congress' Alliance In Assam Is "Mahajhoot", Not "Mahajot": PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 25, 2021, Bihpuria/Sipajhar, Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon the people of Assam to beware of the Congress-AIUDF ''Mahajoth'' (grand alliance) as it is a ''Mahajhoot'' (grand lie).

Asom Gana Parishad In Poll Manifesto Promises Assam Accord Implementation

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 24, 2021, Guwahati

Assam's Asom Gana Parishad party released its poll manifesto for the upcoming state assembly poll today promising implementation of Assam Accord and its Clause 6 to protect the rights of the indigenous people.

Jailed Assam Activist Akhil Gogoi's Mother, 84, Campaigns For Him

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 24, 2021, Sivasagar

Priyada Gogoi is 84 years old and has many ailments, but she is walking the narrow lanes of Assam amid all the hullabaloo of Assembly polls for the last 10 days to campaign for her son Akhil Gogoi and get him released from prison.

"Not After Chief Minister's Post": Assam Congress Leader Gaurav Gogoi

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 24, 2021, Guwahati

Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, son of three-time Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, on Wednesday said that he is not after the top post in the state government and will not represent his father's constituency Titabar as per his last wish.

People From All Religions Have Enjoyed Government Schemes: Assam Chief Minister

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday March 24, 2021, Batadroba

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said that no person belonging to minority communities was deprived of their rights in the state, accusing the opposition of branding the BJP has a communal party. People from all religions have enjoyed the benefits of the government schemes in Assam, he said.

BJP Manifesto For Assam Polls Makes 10 Promises, Doesn't Mention CAA

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday March 23, 2021, Guwahati

The BJP on Tuesday released its manifesto for the forthcoming Assam Assembly election, the first phase of which begins Saturday. The ruling party made 10 promises - from a "flood-free Assam" to a "corrected NRC (National Register of Citizens)"

Citizenship Act Will Be Implemented "In Time," Says JP Nadda In Assam

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 23, 2021, Guwahati

BJP President JP Nadda on Tuesday asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been passed by the Parliament and will be implemented "in time".

Ahead Of Assam Polls, Tea Industry Body Hikes Workers' Wages By Rs 26

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday March 23, 2021, Guwahati

The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.

"Assam Corruption-Free, Congress Party Of Opportunists": Amit Shah, JP Nadda

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday March 22, 2021, Guwahati

Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda addressed rallies in Majuli and Tingkong on Monday, where they lavished praise on PM Modi for a "militancy and corruption-free" state and accused the Congress of "politics of opportunism"

"Assam Politics Led By <i>Dhritarashtra, Shakuni</i>": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

"Assam Politics Led By Dhritarashtra, Shakuni": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday March 22, 2021, Sarupathar

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday compared Assam's BJP leadership with 'Dhritarashtra' and 'Shakuni Mama', drawing reference from the epic Mahabharata. She said the politics in Assam is divided among two factions who have betrayed the people of the state.

BJP Ensured Peace And Development In Assam: Amit Shah

Press Trust of India | Monday March 22, 2021, Jonai

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted the BJP alone could free Assam from the dangers of infiltration, insurgency and floods.

"Politics Of Opportunism": JP Nadda's Dig At Congress

Press Trust of India | Monday March 22, 2021, Tingkhong (Assam)

BJP national president JP Nadda on Monday accused the Congress of practising "politics of opportunism" and said Assam will head into days of "darkness" if the opposition party is voted to power.