Both pro and anti talk factions have vehemently oppose Naba Sarania who is contesting from Kokrajhar as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha polls. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Paresh Barua faction have urged the people not to vote for their former colleague. The pro talk faction has already expelled him after the one time hardcore militant filed nomination papers before the Kokrajhar return officer.
Governor J B Patnaik said that the government's counter insurgency operations have fetched dividends where the republic day boycott call was defied. In his address after unfurling the national flag in Khanapara in Guwahati, he said that steps are being taken to bring about overall socio-economic development in the state.
He said that the government is leaving no stone unturned to put Assam on a track of rapid development process. Patnaik also said that government was committed to fighting corruption.
The N-E insurgent outfits had called for boycott of Republic Day Celebrations from 1am to 5 30 in the morning.
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