The political heat around Assam’s upcoming Panchayat elections intensified on Saturday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launching a sharp attack on the Congress party’s recently released manifesto, calling it a “document of self-deception” and a desperate attempt to remain relevant in grassroots politics.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday strongly criticized the Congress party, accusing it of spreading misinformation and attempting to tarnish the state’s image ahead of the panchayat polls.
The Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress (MPMC) on Friday sought the intervention of the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to ban pornographic websites to curb rising crimes against children in the state
Political tensions in Assam escalated sharply on Thursday as over 200 Congress leaders and supporters marched toward the office of the Director General of Police (DGP), accusing the Assam Police of acting at the behest of the ruling BJP to intimidate opposition candidates in the run-up to the panchayat elections.
Tensions flared in Guwahati on Wednesday as over 300 Congress leaders and workers were detained during a protest march toward the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office at Christianbasti in the city.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him and his family of profiting from the National Herald —— an entity registered as a non-profit.
In a pointed address at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Ahmedabad, Congress deputy leader and MP from Jorhat Gaurav Gogoi urged the party leadership to act decisively against members who are hedging their bets by maintaining links with rival parties.
Over 300 Congress workers, including top leaders of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), were detained in Guwahati on Saturday while protesting against alleged large-scale corruption and financial mismanagement at the Assam State Cooperative Apex Bank. The protest, which began near the BSNL office, was heading toward the Apex Bank headquarters in Panbazar when police intervened and took demonstrators into custody.
Senior advocate and Congress leader HRA Choudhury on Tuesday strongly condemned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s statement that the BJP was founded to “eliminate” individuals like Dilwar Hussain Mozumdar and Mahbabul Hoque.
