BJP Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma is Assam’s Minister of Health (Archive) Guwahati: Assam’s minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma responded on Sunday morning after his comment: “There is no Covid in Assam … (so) there is no need to wear a mask,” sparked a discussion. “Those who are mocking …
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NEW DELHI: On Saturday, Congress lashed out at the Election Commission after it lowered Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s campaign ban from 48 hours to 24 hours after the latter’s apology. Rahul Gandhi posted a sharp two-word tweet: Election Commission. Electoral Commission “. – Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1617458949000 On Friday, …
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Rahul Gandhi has affirmed that there is absolute financial and media domination by the BJP. New Delhi: Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the Election Commission on Saturday with a two-word deletion from the electoral body on Twitter amid much controversy over officials transporting an electronic voting machine (EVM) in a …
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Himanta Biswa Sarma is the BJP’s polling strategist for the ongoing Assam Assembly elections (Archive) New Delhi / Guwahati: The Election Commission has halved the 48-hour campaign ban of Assam’s minister and top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, which was imposed on Friday night for threatening to send the BPF …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed demonstrations in Assam and West Bengal before the third phase of voting in the current assembly elections in both states. While Prime Minister Modi addressed a rally in Tamulpur in Assam, West Bengal, Prime Minister addressed a rally in Tarakeswar and Sonarpur each. …
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Himanta Biswa Sarma is the BJP’s polling strategist for the ongoing Assam Assembly elections (Archive) Guwahati: Assam’s Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who last night received a 48-hour ban on campaigning ahead of the third phase of Tuesday’s Assembly elections, has not defied the order of the Election Commission in the …
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Assam’s Minister of Health Himanta Biswa SarmaThe BJP’s key strategist in the Northeast, he returned to his residence at 2am after campaigning, but was ready by 7am. Dozens of party workers gathered at Sarma’s bungalow in Guwahati as he spoke with Akhilesh singh. Excerpts from the interview:Do you think Congress-AIUDF …
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Amid protests from opposition members, Assam’s 126-member Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to convert state madrasas into regular schools. The Assam Repeal Bill of 2020 seeks to repeal the Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialization) Act of 1995 and the Assam Madrassa Education Act (Provincialization of Employee Services and Reorganization of …
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Bill eliminates government funding for madrassas that will become general schools by April 1 (file) Guwahati: A bill that abolished state madrassas was passed in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Wednesday amid outcry from opposition lawmakers, who withdrew after their demand to send the legislation to the Select Committee for …
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In what could hurt Congressional prospects in the Assam elections early next year, two MLAs from the incumbent party joined the BJP on Tuesday, days after meeting with Union Interior Minister Amit Shah in Guwahati. Former PWD Minister and current Golaghat Constituency MLA Ajanta Neog and the Acting MLA of …
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