Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

Tarun Gogoi In ICU After Oxygen Level Falls In Post-Covid Complications

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 25, 2020

Veteran Congress leader and former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi was on Thursday admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a state-run hospital after his blood oxygen level drastically went down in post-COVID-19 complications, a senior doctor said.

Assam Health Minister Meets Covid +ve Mentor-Turned-Rival Tarun Gogoi In PPE

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday August 31, 2020

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has regularly worn a PPE kit to visit Covid patients and doctors across hospitals in the state, once again wore his protective suit on Sunday to visit someone very special in the Covid block of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital - Assam's former chief minister and Mr Sarma's political mentor Tarun G...

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tests Positive For Coronavirus

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday August 26, 2020

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today said that he has tested positive for coronavirus. So far, 13 MLAs have tested positive for the highly infectious disease in the state, which has logged over 94,000 cases so far.

"Gave Rs 46 Crore For India's Biggest Detention Camp": Tarun Gogoi Questions PM's Denial

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday December 27, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the country has no detention camps, saying that states were asked to set up such facilities to house illegal immigrants way back in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee era.

"Blatant Misuse Of Power": Tarun Gogoi On Farooq Abdullah's Detention

India News | ANI | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday termed the detention of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA) "blatant misuse of power" by the Centre.

"Indians Out, Foreigners In": Tarun Gogoi Protests "Faulty" Citizens List

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday August 31, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has expressed dissatisfaction with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list published today, claiming that the authorities have erroneously excluded lakhs of Indian citizens from the crucial document. "Many genuine Indians -- especially Bengali Hindus -- have been excluded from the NRC while several forei...

Senior Congress Leader Reveals Why Grand Alliance With His Party "Failed"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2019

The opposition's anti-BJP grand alliance "failed" to take the desired shape as Congress president Rahul Gandhi chose not to "override" the sentiments of state leaders who did not favour the move, party veteran and three-time Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Thursday.

"Was Told To Go Ahead With Secret Killings": Tarun Gogoi Points At NDA

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi claimed Wednesday he was under pressure from the previous NDA government at the Centre to continue with "secret killings", a practice that he claimed was "rampant" during his predecessor Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's tenure.

"Assam Citizens List A Waste Of Paper", Says Ex-Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 28, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday described the National Register of Citizens (NRC) a "waste paper" and said it should have been linked to voters list.

"Citizenship Bill Will Strain India's Ties With Bangladesh," Says Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday January 12, 2019

The manner in which the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-2016 is being portrayed by BJP leaders at the state and central levels will only end up straining relations between India and Bangladesh, former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has claimed. Claims of "religious persecution" in Bangladesh only serve to undermine Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh H...

Will Court Arrest If Citizenship Bill Not Withdrawn, Says Tarun Gogoi

Guwahati News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 11, 2019

Senior Congress leader and former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today said he would break the prohibitory orders and court arrest if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is not withdrawn by the Centre.

Citizenship Bill: BJP Wants To Destroy Assam, Says Tarun Gogoi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 9, 2019

Terming the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 by Lok Sabha on Tuesday as a "Black Day" for Assam and the country, former chief minister Tarun Gogoi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of polarising the country on the basis of religion.

BJP Trying To Trigger "Bloodbath": Tarun Gogoi On Citizens' Charter

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 6, 2018

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said the BJP was trying to use the citizenship issue as a "political weapon" for the upcoming elections.

Tarun Gogoi's National Security Guard Cover Withdrawn, He Terms It Political Decision

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 16, 2016

The centre has decided to withdraw the NSG cover of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and include incumbent Sarbananda Sonowal in the category.

Tarun Gogoi Criticises PM Modi, Says Assam Ignored In Ministry Expansion

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 6, 2016

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today criticised the expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, saying Assam has been neglected in the process.