Politics / Assam

GUWAHATI, March 20: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) MS Gill, on the second day of his three-day visit to Assam to review preparations for the forthcoming Assembly elections, had discussions with various organisations and individuals at the Circuit House here today. The CEC met representatives and received memoranda from organisations like All Assam Students' Union (AASU), All Assam Minority Students' Union (AAMSU), Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad (SAKP), All Assam Lawyers' Association (AALA), Assam Sikshak Karmachari Samannaya Samity (ASKSS), Cotton College Centenary Celebration Committee...

NEW DELHI, March 19: An upbeat Assam Congress today dismissed the possibility of consolidation of minority votes in favour of the ruling alliance following indications of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) joining hands. The Assam Congress elated by the AICC political resolutions adopted at the party's just-concluded plenary session at Bangalore, concerning the Northeast, claimed they would make SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav bite the dust in Assam on the issues concerning the minorities. "We will remind the people that the messiah of the minorities was the Defence...

UDALGURI, March 18: The forthcoming Assembly election in the State is appearing to be an uncertain proposition for the veteran State politicians belonging to various political parties following the direct support of different students' organisations to their respective Independent candidates. In the recent political development, it is seen that the students organisations, though they are leaving no opportunity to claim themselves as 'non-political' outfits are found in direct 'wait and see' political negotiations with 'like-minded' parties. And in the same vein the political parties - both...

RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR, March 17: The Congress today resolved that it will never allow repeal of the act pertaining to detection and deportation of illegal migrants from Assam. In its political resolution, the Congress said it would ensure that as in the past, the foreigners who had entered the State illegally and were staying there were detected and deported in accordance with the provisions of the Illegal migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act. The Congress also called for according the highest priority for resolving the problems facing the north-east and fulfilling the pledges made to the...

GUWAHATI, March 16: The Gauhati High Court today stayed the operation of the Assam Government's order for holding election to the post of Chairman of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) slated for March 19. The Assam Government, in view of the 'allegations of corruption' against the executive committee of the Autonomous Council headed by Mojari Hanse and allegations of 'irregularities' on counting of votes on the no-confidence motion against the executive committee on February 8, directed the Karbi Anglong Deputy Commissioner yesterday to hold the election to the post of Autonomous...

GUWAHATI, March 16: The State government today clarified that it had reinstated suspended police officials RM Singh, IPS, and Raghabendra Awasthi, IPS, on the basis of recommendation made by the Review Committee constituted for the purpose. In an official statement it was mentioned that Government of India in 1998 amended the existing provisions of the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, and as per the amendment no officer should be kept under suspension beyond 180 days and cases of suspension are to be reviewed by a Review Committee to be constituted for the purpose...

GUWAHATI, March 15: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and the Tribal Students' Federation (TSF), an umbrella organisation of 14 students' unions of the ethnic groups of the State, have decided to launch a joint movement for the solution of the burning problems of the State including infiltration of foreigners, floods and erosion, problems of the ethnic groups etc. The AASU and the TSF have also decided to send a delegation to New Delhi to put pressure on the Union government for solution of the burning problems of Assam. Addressing a press conference here today, AASU president Prabin Boro...

GUWAHATI, March 15: The Governor of Assam, Lt Gen (retd) SK Sinha today took over the power of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council (KAADC), official sources said. The Governor has directed the Karbi Anglong deputy commissioner to hold the election of the chairman of the district council by March 19 and the other executive members within the next couple of days. Sources said that the Governor directed removal of the chairman, deputy chairman and the CEM of the Council following allegations of corruption against the executive committee headed by Mojari Hanse.

GUWAHATI, March 14: "It was the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the Chief Minister himself who proposed before the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee that the AGP and BJP should fight jointly the forthcoming Assembly polls in Assam," claims State BJP president Rajen Gohain. The State BJP president revealed this during a press conference here in presence of senior party leaders including Union Water Resources Minister, Bijoya Chakraborty, former Union Minister Kabindra Purkayastha. Gohain said the AGP chief made the proposal before Vajpayee during their meeting at...

GUWAHATI, March 14: The Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA) has roped in nine regional as well as national parties to fight tooth and nail the BJP, Congress and the AGP in the coming Assembly polls in the State. Addressing mediapersons here this morning, PA Sangma, former Lok Sabha Speaker and senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) stated that the parties in the alliance are - Asom Gana Sangram Parishad (AGSP), Purbanchaliya Loka Parishad (PLP), Asom Jatiya Sanmilan, Janata Dal (Secular), Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)...