Akhil Gogoi and the Congress Failure in Assam Two prominent leaders of anti-CAA protests formed their own parties
In the recently concluded elections in Assam, it turns out that if the votes of the Congress-led Mahajot alliance and the alliance between the Assam Jatiya Parishad and Raijor Dal were combined they would have been in a position to prevent the BJP forming the government in Assam.
In 14 seats the Mahajot and AJP-RD votes taken together are greater than those earned by the BJP-led Mitrajot. Subtracting these seats from the 75 won by the Mitrajot, and adding them to the Mahajot and AJP-RD combined strength of 51, yields a different result.
The State NRC (National Register of Citizens) authority has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking re-verification of the NRC that was published on August 31, 2019.
30 years ago, Himanta Biswa Sarma told his wife he will become CM one day
30 years ago, Himanta Biswa Sarma told his wife he will become CM one day
Himanta Biswa Sarma, who took oath as Assam chief minister on May 10, had told his wife 30 years ago that he will hold the CM s office one day.
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UPDATED: May 12, 2021 13:53 IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma (L) and son Nandil Biswa Sarma (R)
Almost 30 years ago, when he was 22-year-old, Himanta Biswa Sarma had told a young Riniki Bhuyan, who later became his wife, that he would become the chief minister of Assam one day.
STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI:
Just a day after newly elected Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma spoke about re-verification of the much-disputed NRC (National Register of Citizens), Dipanka Kumar Nath, president of All Assam Students Union (AASU), said that all they want is an error-free NRC . All we want is an error-free NRC. We have already filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking re-verification of the NRC, Nath said talking to The Sentinel. Asked about CM Himanta Biswa Sarma s statement on Monday when he said that his government would go ahead with re-verification of 20% of the list in districts bordering Bangladesh and 10% re-verification in other districts, Nath said that this formula no longer holds good. This formula of 20% and 10% has long passed by.