Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Assam Oppn slams CM’s remark blaming Miya Muslims for rising vegetable prices
Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after he blamed local Bengali speaking Muslims for rising vegetable prices, saying he is playing communal politics. While AIUDF…
- Politics
Omar Abdullah hits out at Assam CM Sarma over his ‘Miyan Muslims’ remarks
Ramban: Jammu Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, over the latter’s remarks on “Miyan Muslims”, saying that any community shouldn’t be…
- India
Miya Muslims responsible for surge in vegetable prices: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has blamed the ‘Miya’ Muslim community for the inflated price of vegetables in the state. “The vegetable rates are lower in the rural areas; however,…
- India
Assam govt supports UCC, wants to ban polygamy immediately: Himanta
Guwahati: The Assam government has already conveyed to the authorities concerned that it is in support of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and wants to ban polygamy in the state immediately, Chief…
- India
It will help if Assam CM did not poke his nose into Manipur: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday took a dig at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks on Manipur that peace will return in a week and saying…
- India
Manipur situation will improve within 10 days: Assam CM
Dibrugarh: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the situation in neighbouring Manipur will improve within 7-10 days, with the state and central governments working silently’ to restore peace. He…
- India
No one should try to take advantage of violence: Assam CM on Rahul’s Manipur visit
New Delhi: Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to violence-hit Manipur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that politicians should not try to take advantage when a state…
- India
Assam CM meets PM Modi, briefs him about flood situation
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and briefed him about the flood situation in the state, even as he said Assam’s well-being…
- India
Assam CM Himanta’s ‘Hussain Obama’ remark creates stir
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma responded on Friday to a journalist who quoted former US President Barack Obama’s ‘safeguarding Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India’ remark, asking whether Assam police…
- India
Assam CM apologises after consumer complains of inflated power bill
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday apologised to a person on Twitter after the latter complained of receiving inflated electricity bill. A Twitter user tagged the Chief Minister and…
- India
Assam Oppn demands Himanta’s resignation over Kuki militant leader’s claim
Guwahati: Opposition leaders in Assam are demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after a claim by a Kuki militant leader about an alleged “deal” between the BJP and his…
- India
Two Assam villages declared ‘zero child marriage’ areas
Guwahati: Amidst the Assam government’s ongoing efforts to completely eradicate child marriages in the state, two villages in the Cachar district were declared ‘zero child marriage’ areas, an official said on Monday. Cachar…
- India
AFSPA to be completely lifted from Assam this year: Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be completely withdrawn from the state within this year. “We are aiming at withdrawing…
- India
UCC will be implemented in the country: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Hyderabad: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in the country soon and polygamy would come to an end. He was addressing “Hindu…
- Telangana
Telangana will become ‘Ram Rajya’ from ‘Razakar Rajya’: Assam CM
Hyderabad: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma remarked that the state of Telangana will soon become ‘Ram Rajya’ from ‘Razakar Rajya’ after the BJP’s win in the upcoming Assembly elections in the…
