Assam Congress

Those Excluded From Citizens' List Being Harassed Outside Assam: Congress

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who is also the leader of the opposition in state assembly, has claimed in a letter to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal that people from Assam are being harassed in other states after the release of final citizens' list last month.

Assam Congress Hit By Double Resignation, Day After Jharkhand Chief Quits

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday August 10, 2019

The Congress in Assam suffered a double blow today with the resignations of six-time MLA Gautam Roy, who has simultaneously also been expelled for "anti-party" activities in, and former Rajya Sabha MP Santiuse Kujur

Himanta Biswa Sarma Likens Assam Congress Lawmaker to Pakistan

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 14, 2019

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday likened sitting Congress lawmaker and candidate for the Silchar Lok Sabha seat Sushmita Dev to "Pakistan", and said there is no work for her here.

Shutdown Against Tinsukia Killings Evokes Mixed Response In Assam

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Saturday November 3, 2018

A day-long shutdown called to protest the killing of five people by a terrorist group two days ago evoked a mixed response in Assam today. It was successful in the Barak Valley region, parts of lower Assam and certain pockets of the Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts.

Congress Claims Calls From BJP Posing As Reporter To Fabricate Fake News

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 23, 2018

Assam Congress claimed on Saturday that it had traced to the BJP head office in Delhi the calls from a person, who posed as a TV news channel journalist, to some of its leaders and alleged it was an attempt by the party "to fabricate fake news" against it.

Convene All-Party Meeting On Assam Citizen Registry Issue: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 30, 2018

The Congress today asked the government to immediately convene an all-party meeting on the NRC issue and inform the opposition on the proposed steps to ensure that no Indian citizen is left out.

Former Assam Congress Minister's Son Arrested In Cash-For-Job Scam

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 14, 2017

Assam Police today arrested former Congress minister Nilamani Sen Deka's son in a cash-for-job scam, the 22nd civil service official to be nabbed in six days, a top police official said.

Over Quarrel With Driver, Engineer Asked To Touch Assam BJP Lawmaker's Feet

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday January 21, 2017

For asking a BJP lawmaker's driver to remove his car from the entrance of an official building, a government engineer in Assam was allegedly forced to touch the feet of the lawmaker and seek apology.

Congress Seeks Revival In Assam Riding On Anti-Notes Ban Wave

Guwahati News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday January 8, 2017

After the major poll debacle in Assam last year, the Congress that ruled the state for 15 years is trying to regroup itself on the plank of the notes ban issue and return as a formidable opposition party in the state. While many of its leaders have moved to BJP and some have chosen total isolation, only a few can be seen in the party offices across...

Former Assam Congress Minister Robin Bordoloi Joins BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 21, 2016

Robin Bordoloi, former Congress minister and son of the first chief minister of undivided Assam Gopinath Bordoloi, today joined BJP.

Rajya Sabha Lawmaker Ripun Bora New Assam Congress Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 24, 2016

Seeking to set its house in order in Assam in the wake of the poll debacle, senior leader Ripun Bora was on Tuesday appointed the state party president in place of Anjan Dutta who died sometime back after a brief illness.

Sonia Gandhi Expresses Shock Over Assam Congress Chief's Death

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 16, 2016

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed "deep shock and grief" over the demise of Assam state Congress chief Anjan Dutta.

Assam Congress Chief Anjan Dutta Dies Of Heart Attack

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 16, 2016

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Anjan Dutta passed away this morning at the AIIMS hospital in Delhi following cardiac failure.

'Not Introspection But Major Surgery': Digvijaya Singh's Pill For Congress

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 20, 2016

Soon after its defeats in Kerala and Assam, the Congress received searing, unsolicited advice from one of its senior leaders.

Rahul Gandhi Likes Servant-Master Relationship, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday May 19, 2016

The Congress, which has been shredded in Assam, a state loyal to it for 15 consecutive years, should not be perturbed by today's result, said Himanta Biswa Sharma, alleging that when he warned Rahul Gandhi two years ago of how badly the party was imploding, the Congress boss responded blithely with a series of "So whats".