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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Animal parts near places of worship: Gaurav for probe
1 2 3 Guwahati: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Friday called for an inquiry to identify those responsible for placing animal body parts in public spaces and near places of worship across Assam in recent past. "Investigations should be conducted against all those arrested for placing these items. Additionally, the probe should target those who came up with the idea and made the initial suggestions," he said. Responding to political opponents' claims that his appointment as state party president had prompted certain groups to engage in activities risking communal harmony, Gogoi rejected these assertions. "Elections are approaching. Our objective is to prevent anyone from creating communal tensions here. We have observed the situation in Manipur caused due to BJP. We will not allow it in Assam," he added. He questioned Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma about the implementation status of union home minister Amit Shah's initiative to construct ponds for flood mitigation in the state. "Where have the ponds been dug? We have been searching for them; we want to see," he said. "The CM had said he would donate his land, but we are witnessing the land of Bodos, Rabhas, Karbis and Misings being appropriated," he claimed. Gogoi said that citizens require governmental responses regarding unemployment and the Barak Valley's infrastructure deficiencies, amongst other issues. "Congress is for everyone. We are protesting inhuman evictions, the persistent D-voter problem in the Barak Valley, and the non-granting of ST status to six communities. We are standing up for the people," he said.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Civil society groups call for united oppn ahead of '26 polls
Guwahati: Following the recent appointment of Gaurav Gogoi as Assam PCC president, civil society groups have started pressuring the Congress and other anti-BJP parties to forge opposition alliances for the 2026 election. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Distinguished intellectuals and prominent personalities from Assam, including Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, Abdul Mannan, Paresh Malakar, and Santanu Barthakur, have called for opposition parties to unite while time remains. Although Gaurav Gogoi emphasised strengthening Congress first, these intellectuals stressed at a Wednesday press conference that creating a unified opposition is paramount before 2026. "Assam will be in danger if opposition unity does not become a reality before the 2026 assembly election," Gohain said. During the press briefing, Gohain highlighted Assam's "unstable situation" and "governmental overreach". He discussed the financial difficulties, rising prices, employment issues, uncertainty, and new taxation burdening citizens. He noted that while protests face restrictions, public resistance continues against "authoritarian governance". Gohain warned that without removing BJP from power, public hardship would intensify. He emphasised that BJP and RSS currently dominate state administration, necessitating civil society's involvement in the 2026 Assembly elections, with opposition unity being crucial. "In such a scenario, what role will civil society play in the 2026 Assembly elections? The first condition is a strong and united opposition against the BJP. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Opposition political parties need to realise this," Gohain said. A six-member civil society group has been working towards this objective for months, despite challenges. Gohain stressed the importance of uniting civil societies on a single platform supporting democracy, constitutional values, and Assam's interests. He announced plans for a state-level 'Unified Citizen's Convention' in Guwahati on July 5 and 6, aiming to unite social institutions and civil societies. The convention will present a white paper on BJP's decade-long governance and propose alternative solutions through a charter of demands. The convention intends to establish guidelines for civil society's role in the 2026 elections and create an action plan for public campaigning. A preliminary convention for greater Guwahati is scheduled for June 13. RS MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan confirmed that while political parties are excluded from the June 13 convention, discussions continue regarding their participation in the July 6 open session. "The convention will discuss how civil society and organisations can play a role in the polls and on what programmatic basis. The main goal and purpose of the Unified Citizen's Convention will be to prepare a blueprint for how we can play a significant role in a united and coordinated manner by preparing a joint charter of demands and a programme," Gohain added.
The Hindu
09-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Assam govt to intensify drive to identify illegal foreigners: Himanta
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday (June 9, 2025) said the State Government would enforce a 1950 law to identify and evict illegal foreigners. He claimed that the law empowers the district commissioners to declare individuals as illegal immigrants and initiate eviction proceedings. Speaking during a special day-long Assembly session, he alleged that Congress does not value 'citizenship', as out of four family members of one of its leaders, three are foreigners. It was an apparent jibe at the opposition party's State President Gaurav Gogoi, who was seated at the visitors' gallery of the Assembly in front of the treasury bench, whom the chief minister had been targeting for his alleged Pakistan links through his British wife. Mr. Sarma, replying to issues of detection and deportation of foreigners, said the state government will implement the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, for the purpose. It allows the district commissioner to declare illegal foreigners and evict them. Mr. Sarma said a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court had recently ruled that the Act is in force and the government can proceed under its provisions. He said more than 300 illegal Bangladeshis have been deported in recent months. Responding to AIUDF MLA Rafikul Islam's caution that foreigner detection should be handled carefully because 'citizenship is a most valued asset for any individual,' Mr. Sarma doubled down on his criticism of the Congress. 'Rafikul Islam has said citizenship is the most valuable asset, but it may not be so for Congress as they have people in whose family out of four members, three are foreigners,' he said. Mr. Sarma had been claiming that not only has Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife retained her British citizenship, but their two minor children are also not Indian nationals.
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Business Standard
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Assam govt to intensify drive to identify illegal foreigners: CM Himanta
He claimed that the law empowers the district commissioners to declare individuals as illegal immigrants and initiate eviction proceedings Press Trust of India Guwahati Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state government would enforce a 1950 law to identify and evict illegal foreigners. He claimed that the law empowers the district commissioners to declare individuals as illegal immigrants and initiate eviction proceedings. Speaking during a special day-long Assembly session, he alleged that Congress does not value 'citizenship', as out of four family members of one of its leaders, three are foreigners. It was an apparent jibe at the opposition party's state president Gaurav Gogoi, who was seated at the visitors gallery of the Assembly in front of the treasury bench, whom the chief minister had been targeting for his alleged Pakistan links through his British wife. Sarma, replying to issues of detection and deportation of foreigners, said the state government will implement the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, for the purpose. It allows the district commissioner to declare illegal foreigners and evict them. Sarma said a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court had recently ruled that the Act is in force and the government can proceed under its provisions. He said more than 300 illegal Bangladeshis have been deported in recent months. Responding to AIUDF MLA Rafikul Islam's caution that foreigner detection should be handled carefully because "citizenship is a most valued asset for any individual," Sarma doubled down on his criticism of the Congress. "Rafikul Islam has said citizenship is the most valuable asset, but it may not be so for Congress as they have people in whose family out of four members, three are foreigners," he said. Sarma had been claiming that not only has Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife retained her British citizenship, but their two minor children are also not Indian nationals. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Economic Times
04-06-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Nearly 2,000 Facebook accounts target Assam polls, half traced to Pakistan & Bangladesh: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that nearly 2000 Facebook accounts are commenting on Assam elections and at least half of the accounts are being handled from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Assam police (Special branch) are tasked to investigate these is going to assembly polls next year. Sarma said the ISI of Pakistan wants a particular candidate to to media persons in Guwahati on Wednesday said, 'The numbers of fictitious accounts will increase as elections draw near, ISI wants a particular candidate to win and details I will give on September 10. Around 2000 Facebook accounts have penetrated.'He said, 'If one goes through the comments, these are not from our people. A call centre is set up in Kolkata, 2000 accounts belonging to a particular community have sprung up in a day. As these things are under my observation and by September Assam politics will be interesting and I will be able to spell out more things.'The chief minister said that recently several Bangladeshi nationals were pushed back. 'We were able to do this as we know the heart of Assamese people.'Sarma recently raised concerns over the inclusion of a Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi from Assam in the proposed all-party delegations to key partner had alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi has "good relations" with the Pakistan claimed that Colburn had travelled 19 times between India and Pakistan, and Pakistan Army officials had accompanied her in the neighbouring after taking over as the Pradesh Congress Committee president travelled to Upper said, ' In Rupohi not even 5000 people came out and in Jagiroad just 1000 people came, there is 5 lakh Muslim minority in Laharighat. Even Muslim minorities are not with Congress.
