Chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi have received support from the corporate houses. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Friday, Gogoi said that he has not seen corporate houses rolling out red carpet for a political party. He further called Modi god of destruction and not god of construction. He said that he has noticed striking similarity between Modi magic and Ajmal's politics of water bottle.
Ulfa hardliners' faction, along with 10 other militant outfits from the northeast, has announced general strike on Republic Day. These outfits have also called for a boycott of Republic Day in the region.
In a joint statement to assamtimes, Arunodoy 'Asom' said that they have asked people to abstain from trade and travel on January 26 till dusk. Two two banned outfits of the poll-bound state of Tripura - the National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) and the Tripura People's Democratic Front (TPDF) - have also joined hands with the Ulfa’s anti-talk faction in the boycott along with the anti-talks NDFB faction and Corcom.
The e-mail statement also slammed the government for encouraging...
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