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.
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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.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma at a rally in Assam in December 2019. Photo: Twitter@himantabiswa
New Delhi: After a week of uncertainty, Assam has a new chief minister â Himanta Biswa Sarma.
This decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was reached after a protracted spell of dilly-dallying which included the theatre of hectic discussion â whether to pick the incumbent chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the claimant to the seat, Sarma â shifting to New Delhi for a day on May 8 before it was tossed back to a meeting of the partyâs MLAs, and its alliance partners, on May 9 to zero in on the name for the top post.
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Updated: May 10, 2021, 12:44 PM IST
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has returned to power with a landslide victory in the Assembly elections. Amidst all the speculations and discussions, 52-year old, Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam, today at noon.
Sarma is known to be a dynamic minister and the most influential politician in the North-Eastern region.
Himanta Biswa Sarma s never-say-die spirit gets him CM s post
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Denied chief ministership in 2015 by Congress leadership, Himanta Biswa Sarma finally makes it to the post in 2021. In the span of seven years, he led BJP to a resounding victory in Assam twice.
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Denied chief ministership in 2015 by Congress leadership, Himanta Biswa Sarma finally makes it to the post in 2021. In the span of seven years, he led BJP to a resounding victory in Assam twice. Sarma had chequered political life as he moved on from former Assam chief minister, Tarun Gogoi’s trusted lieutenant to Prime minister Narendra Modi’ and Union Home minister Amit Shah’s blue eyed boy.