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Assam CMO refutes report alleging misuse of state govt funds
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has never gone for election campaigning on official expenses and every such cost was borne by the BJP, his office said on Saturday. The chief…
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Assam CM spent state funds on personal use, BJP campaigns: Report
Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has allegedly used state funds to hire helicopters and charted aircraft to attend weddings and campaign for the Bharatiya Janta Party, said a report by The…
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‘Rahul Gandhi’s body double left quietly after I raised the issue’: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that the body-double used by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state left Guwahati quietly after…
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PETA seeks ban on buffalo, Bulbul fights in Assam in Gauhati HC
Guwahati: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking a ban on traditional buffalo and Bulbul bird fights, which were restarted in Assam…
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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…
