The ministers are yet to be allocated their portfolios with the chief minister likely to reshuffle and redistribute the departments among the 19 ministers by Saturday evening.
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The development came amid speculations of ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren switching from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) following his meeting with some MLAs on August 18 in Delhi.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and lauded him for his role in upholding the principles of the Constitution in "very adversarial circumstances".
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the rate of population increase of Muslims is much more than of Hindus and at this rate, they will be a majority by 2041.
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Himanta Sarma mentioned at a press conference that both parties had a connection with the Muslims of migrant origin until they secured their votes, but they had not taken any measures for their development or the improvement of the areas where they resided.
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The elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly are slated to be held in two phases - on November 7 and 17.
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Rahul Gandhi during his recent Mizoram visit had addressed the BJP's claims of Congress being a dynastic party and questioned certain important ministers.
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Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Gets Bostowed With Top Singapore Fellowship, Congress Seeks Withdrawal
The Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship of Singapore is awarded to individuals who have contributed significantly to developing their country and relations with Singapore. Congress leaders in Assam expressed surprise at the announcement of the fellowship and have called for its withdrawal claiming that Sarma's government failed to provide basic services to the citizens.
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Congress’ MP from Assam, Gaurav Gogoi also targeted CM Himanta Biswa Sarma by questioning him about the land deals by companies linked to his family.
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The Trinamool Congress joins the fray, urging judicial action while observers speculate on a possible alliance between the BJP and the All India United Democratic Front ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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In his remarks, he criticized the Congress for raising concerns now, claiming the party remained silent during the peak of the ethnic conflict in the northeastern state.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Manipur is nothing but media hype and at this point in time, no one should try to take political mileage from the northeastern state's "tragic" situation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
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?He also instructed utilisation of social media to reach out to people, especially youngsters, for creating awareness on safe driving.?
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The Opposition was quick to note that Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remarks seemed directed at Bengali Muslims, who comprise a big proportion of vegetable farmers in the state.
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In Assam, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force in eight districts and one sub-division of another district.
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The Assam Chief Minister had recently said that the State government has constituted a four-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy.?
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Meanwhile, Assam Pradesh Congress President Bhupen Borah celebrated Congress' win in Karnataka, with the party winning in all 22 constituencies where party leader Rahul Gandhi had addressed meetings during his 'Bharat Jodo' programme.
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Manipur has witnessed violence since Wednesday with clashes between tribals and the majority Meitei community that has displaced over 9,000 people.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at some leaders who have quit the Congress in recent years and some of whom have joined the BJP as he kept up his offensive against the government over the Adani issue.
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The chief minister had?introduced a controversial law in Assam in 2020,?which planned to convert all state-run madrasas into regular schools that impart general education
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Justifying the crackdown on child marriages in Assam, the chief minister had earlier said that not a single such incident has taken place in the state in the last one month
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Elections were held in Tripura on February 16, and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. Results will be declared on March 2.
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Shah Rukh Khan Called, Expressed Concerns Over Protests Over 'Pathaan': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Amid calls of boycott from BJP and Hindutva organisations, Bajrang Dal activists stormed a theatre in Assam's Narengi on Friday where Shah Rukh Khan's film Pathaan is slated to be screened.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister again with the blessings of people.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said there is intelligence showing PFI has created an ecosystem encouraging people to join ISIS and Al Qaeda.
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The start-up ecosystem in the country has brought in a new wave in the global economy and the youths have been able to take advantage of this, Himanta Biswa Sarma said at an event organised to celebrate Assam's start-up ecosystem.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, taking a swipe at Arvind Kejriwal, also pointed out that Delhi CM has ‘expressed his desire to visit Assam’ only now, not when the state going through crises such as floods.
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While speaking on the state of law and order in the backdrop of the gangrape of a 14-year-old in Nagaon, the Chief Minister said the crime rate in the state has not increased if the growth of the population is taken into account.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said PM Narendra Modi and Union HM Amit Shah have been keen to solve problems of the North East, so that the region can remain united in the path of progress and prosperity.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma requested Shah to release an advance amount from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for the rehabilitation of the flood-hit people whose houses were severely or fully damaged.
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Sarma’s comments came after the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed that the total number of cognizable crimes in Assam fell by 48.26 per cent to nearly 69,000 cases in 2022.?
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Union Home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Assam on a three-day visit from Sunday.
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However, the Chief Minister has now clarified that the update was an oversight on his part, offering an explanation for the bio change.
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Members of the Congress' youth and students’ wings on Saturday held protests in New Delhi over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma remark against their party leader Rahul Gandhi.
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In a significant political event, Vishnu Deo Sai assumes office as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh during a ceremony in Raipur, attended by Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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Assam government on February 3 started an intense drive against child marriages across the state, registering over 4,000 cases. Till Tuesday, 3,145 people have been apprehended.
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Addressing the inaugural session of a two-day conference of superintendents of police, Biswa Sarma said the force needs to tackle insurgency and also maintain the sovereignty of the country.
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The KLO is demanding a separate state comprising parts of Cooch Behar, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Jalpaiguri districts of West Bengal and those of Goalpara and Kokrajhar districts of Assam.
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Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi wrote a letter to Union Minister Piyush Goyal that Rs 10 crore was allocated to M/S Pride East Entertainment. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma happens to be the chairman and managing director of that firm creating a huge controversy over the matter.
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The accused person was working as a security guard at a company in Dubai in UAE that was storing the belongings of Diego Maradona. After working for a few days at the company, the accused returned to Assam in August.
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The chief minister also directed the Assam Accord Implementation Department to make an online database of those who were hit by bullets or were seriously injured during their participation in Assam Agitation.
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Performing 'bhumi pujan' for the institute at Darrang district headquarters Mangaldai, around 70 km from Guwahati, Sarma said that the institute will harness the demographic dividend of Assam, which has a very young population.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma met the prime minister at the latter's residence in Delhi and informed him about the various projects and schemes in Assam, a senior official said. He apprised Modi about the status of the underwater tunnel between Kaliabor and Jamuguri, too.
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The government's job is in the field of law and order, health, education, roads and other welfare areas. We don't want to set up companies, but encourage private investments, Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed in the Assam Assembly, Sarma said that out of the 114 "Jihadis", 65 were members of banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and nine were from Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
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The Kharif marketing season 2021-22 runs from October to September. The paddy procurement in 2020-21 was 2.12 lakh MT, down from 3.15 lakh MT in the previous year. It was 1.51 lakh MT in 2018-19.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state will be soon generate a total of 215 MW solar power with plans afoot to increase the capacity over the next few years.
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The move came after Assam Police on Monday morning withdrew the case against Mizoram Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena at the directive of Sarma as a 'goodwill gesture'.
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‘If I am served a summon (by the Mizoram Police) , I will undertake a padyatra from Silchar to Vairengte and join the probe,’ Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said
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Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to concentrate on state politics for the sake of development of the entire North-eastern region.
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