Guwahati: Youth heartthrob Zubeen Garg will be the brand ambassador of the state's agriculture sector to uplift the back of the economic health.
The popular singer formally agreed to accept the stint as he called on state agriculture minister Atul Bora in Guwahati on Saturday.
The singer called on Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal two weeks back where he got the proposal informally.
His acceptance of the proposal assumed significance since he opposed tooth and nail BJP's CAA and urged the people to dislodge the Sonowal government which drew a huge response.
The singer was not available for comment on the question of his stiff opposition to CAA and promised to lead a new political party.
The deadlock over water supply refuses to die down even 12 hours after the entire Guwahati city plunged into a dearth of potable water. The situation is expected to improve only after the next 72 hours.Public health engineering workers are on strike from 5 in the morning alleging the failure of the government to redress their grievances.The workers on strike have not allowed the hired men to run the water pumps at the Pandu Ghat. They raised their 14 point demands last week threatening strike from Monday. But of no avail forcing them to resort to strike for the next 72 hours.
Hectic confabulations grip the Opposition camp to field a consensus candidate for the Rajya Sabh polls slated for February 7.A close door meet between AGP and AIUDF decided to field veteran journalist Haidor Hussain as the consensus candidate. But still there is hardly any chance for the opposition party. BJP made it clear that they have ideological differences with AIUDF.AGP and AIUDF have jointly urged BJP to reconsider the decision and to help the consensus candidate win.
Amid brisk preparation for finalizing Lok Sabha candidates, Assembly Speaker Pranab Gogoi has revealed that he was dead opposed to the move for allowing BK Handique to seek re election.According to sources, Gogoi, whose son is also in the race for ticket from Jorhat, has written to APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita and chief minister Tarun Gogoi not to help the sitting MP get ticket this time.
Amid widespread resentment over AICC’s move to field UP MP Sanjay Singh in the Rajya Sabha from Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the party high command has not yet formally allowed him to know the move.But in the same breath, told the reporters in Dispur that he won’t oppose the move. APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita admitted high command’s move to field Dr Singh from Assam.
BPF will contest in Kokrajhar and Mongoldoi in the Lok Sabha poll and will help Congress win other seats.This was what BPF president Hagrama Mohilary told reporters when he accompanied Biswajeet Daimary for filing nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls. He reiterated a strong alliance with Congress and thanked the alliance for allowing Daimary to be re elected.
A brainstorming meeting of the Assam Congress poll panel on Monday will form panels of ticket aspirants for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.To be attended by chief minister Tarun Gogoi and PCC president Bhubneswar Kalita, the meeting is scheduled to take place at 3-30 in the afternoon at the Hotel Greenwoood Resort in Khanapara.The meeting will examine the findings of the observers sent to each of the Lok Sabha constituencies.
Hectic confabulations grip the Asom Gana Parishad for the Rajya Sabh polls.There seems to hardly any chance for the regional party. But the party legislative body is holding a crucial meeting at its headquarters on Monday to discuss the political scenario.Both AIUDF and AGP have been trying to rope in BJP. But of no avail. BJP has given the ruling party an easy walk over citing lack of strength.
Rajya Sabha MP from BPF Biswajeet Daimary has filed his nomination papers on Monday seeking reelection to the Upper House with the help of Congress.Accompanied by BPF president Hagrama Mohilary and Deputy BTC chief Khampha Borgayari, Daimary filed his nomination at 11-30 in the morning before the returning officer Gauranga Prasad Das in Dispur.His term will expire on April 13 along with Bhubneswar Kalita from Congress and Birendra Prasad Baishya from AGP.
Assam Congress has agreed to field Bhubneswar Kalita as the first choice candidate for the upcoming Rajjya Sabha polls. But the third choice candidate has yet to be cleared.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is holding several rounds of talks with senior party leaders to arrive at a consensus on the third choice candidate after Sonia Gandhi recommended a New Delhi based political leader and former MP Sanjay Singh.A circle of powerful AICC leaders has arrived in Guwahati convince chief minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita.
Assam Congress legislators are holding a meet to chalk out a slew of strategies to put up an outstanding performance in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The brain storming meet began at 11-30 in the morning at the legislators’ conference in the Assembly House premises. Grievances of a section of legislators are unlikely to figure in the meeting to be presided over by chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Gogoi apprised his fellow legislators of the outcome of the meeting with party vice president Rahul Gandhi.
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