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NEW DELHI: The Assam crime branch has summoned Congress MP and senior party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to appear before investigators in Guwahati on Saturday, May 23 in connection with the passport controversy involving Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.The summons is part of an ongoing probe by Assam police into…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday that assam govt will introduce the Uniform Civil Code Bill (UCC) in the Assembly on May 26. “Assam cabinet has decided to introduce UCC Bill (Uniform Civil Code Bill) on the last day of the state assembly session on May 26. The state cabinet…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with newly-elected Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the swearing-in ceremony at Veterinary College ground in Khanapara, in Guwahati on Tuesday. Like Odysseus emerging from years of conflict and uncertainty to reclaim his place in Ithaca, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s decade-long journey in the BJP reflects his transition…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari shared a cozy moment from the swearing-in ceremony of the Assam government. Along with the exchange the two leaders also possibly alluded towards a shared problem of the two states, that being of the infiltrators.Photos posted by Suvendu Adhikari on…
NEW DELHI: Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term, strengthening the BJP-led NDA’s hold over the northeastern state after its sweeping victory in the assembly elections.At 57, Sarma became the first non-Congress leader in Assam to return as chief minister for a second straight term. Lakshman…
GUWAHATI: Chief minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to join BJP’s elite club of leaders who have held the CM’s post for consecutive terms — a circle led by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi — when he takes oath for his second successive term as Assam’s CM on Tuesday.PM Modi, who served four…
NEW DELHI: Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to take oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term on Tuesday, becoming the first non-Congress leader in the state to achieve the feat.The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP-led NDA government’s third straight term in Assam will be held at the Veterinary College Field in Khanapara…
Himanta Biswa Sarma has been appointed Assam’s chief minister by governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, marking the NDA’s third consecutive term. Following his unanimous election as leader of the BJP-led NDA legislature party, Sarma staked his claim with support from 102 MLAs. He will be sworn in on May 12, with Prime Minister Modi expected to…
Guwahati, May 10 (ANI): BJP Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma meets Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya to stake claim to form the new government at Lok Bhavan, in Guwahati on Sunday. Union Minister JP Nadda, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia, AGP president Atul Bora, and other leaders of National Democratic…
GUWAHATI: Himanta Biswa Sarma was unanimously re-elected as the BJP legislature party leader for a second consecutive term during a meeting held in Guwahati on Sunday.The BJP legislature party meeting took place in the presence of central observers JP Nadda and Nayab Singh Saini.The oath-taking ceremony will be held on Tuesday and will be attended…
