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Many Congress leaders set to join BJP next month, says Assam minister
Guwahati: Days after former Assam youth Congress president Angkita Dutta and former Congress MLA Bismita Gogoi joined the BJP, state minister Pijush Hazarika claimed that more leaders from the grand old party…
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Indigenous communities of India “target” of conversion attempts: Himanta
Dibrugarh: Indigenous communities of India have often become “target” of conversion attempts by mainstream religions, with individuals enticed through “temptation of material benefit”, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Sunday.…
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Assam Muslims face discriminatory policies, systematic exclusion
In Assam, a disconcerting shadow looms over the Muslim communities. Concerns over discrimination and systematic exclusion of Muslims in the northeastern state are indicative of larger problems with regional conflicts arising from…
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‘Perhaps you will be arrested instead of Rahul Gandhi’: Sanjay Raut slams Assam CM
Mumbai: Launching a blistering attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks to arrest Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that the…
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Assam CM slams Rahul, says Congress yatra gets crowd only in minority areas
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called Rahul Gandhi ‘darpok’ (coward) and claimed that he fled from Guwahati in a car leaving the bus used for his yatra. In a…
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Rahul Gandhi to be arrested after Lok Sabha elections: Assam CM
Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, against whom an FIR has been registered here on the charge of instigating violence will be arrested after the Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…
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Rahul Gandhi dares Assam Police to file more FIRs; says he won’t be intimidated
Barpeta: A day after Guwahati Police filed a case against him and other Congress leaders for allegedly provoking crowd, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared the BJP-ruled state to file “as many cases…
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‘Security issues’: Kharge writes to Shah amid Rahul’s Congress Yatra in Assam
New Delhi: Hours after after Congress leaders were booked for “wanton acts of violence” by the Assam Police, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on “security issues” faced by…
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Case filed against Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders: Assam CM
Guwahati: A case has been filed in Assam against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, K.C. Venugopal, Kanhaiya Kumar and others on charges of violence, provocation and damage to public property, Chief Minister Himanta…
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Goa Congress burns effigy of Assam CM over attack on Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra
Panaji: Congress leaders and supporters in Goa on Tuesday protested against the alleged violent attacks on the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam and condemned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who…
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MP Congress holds silent protest against ‘attack’ on Rahul’s Nyay Yatra in Assam
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Tuesday staged a silent protest here to denounce the alleged attack on party leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam. Wearing black armbands, Congress…
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Assam CM asks police to file case on Rahul Gandhi for ‘provoking crowd’
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday instructed the Director General of Police (DGP) to register a case against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for “provoking the crowd” to break…
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Photos: Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam
Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, in Guwahati, Assam, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_23_2024_000063B) Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters during…
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Assam CM’s resignation sought over attack on Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
Guwahati: The United Opposition Forum (UOF) — an alliance of several parties in Assam, on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, citing his “failure” to maintain law and…
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Rahul Gandhi stopped from visiting Assam temple
Nagaon: High drama prevailed in Assam’s Haiboragaon on Monday after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not allowed by authorities to visit the Sri Sri Sankar Dev Satra temple in Bordua near here.…