Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Tuesday categorically denied Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi’s allegation that he is planning to join the BJP, calling the claim baseless and politically motivated.
The Congress party in Assam is facing an unprecedented public backlash during the ongoing panchayat election campaign, with senior leaders being driven out of villages and even boycotted in their home constituencies, claimed Assam unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday.
Congress MP and Jorhat representative Gaurav Gogoi faced public outrage during a Panchayat election campaign in Nalbari, where angry protestors waved black flags and shouted slogans accusing him of having links with Pakistan.
Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed launched a spirited campaign at Gumi in Chaygaon on Friday, expressing confidence that his party will sweep all seats under the Chaygaon Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC).
Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah fired a volley of sharp jabs at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a fiery rally in Binakandi, Hojai district, countering the CM’s recent personal remark with one of his own.
With just two days left before the first phase of Assam's Panchayat elections, the state Congress has launched a statewide protest against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s controversial remarks about women allegedly being exploited for government jobs during the Congress regime.
Addressing the crowd, Sarma declared that from October 1, all ration card holders in Assam would receive pulses, cooking oil, and salt at subsidised rates
The Tripura Pradesh Congress, along with its affiliated wings, staged a ‘Samvidhan Bachao’ (Save Constitution) rally in Agartala on Tuesday, echoing the Congress party’s nationwide campaign to safeguard constitutional values and democratic principles.
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Tuesday demanded a public apology from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma within 48 hours over his controversial remarks about women securing government jobs during the Congress regime
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that the attack on Congress leaders in Muslim minority-dominated areas indicates the party is rapidly losing its traditional support base among minorities.
