Chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s language card to win the by polls in three Barak valley constituencies continues to draw protest across the state.
The Brihottar Asomiya Youva Mancha in Nazira burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday in protest against his recent circular on the official language.
Led by BAYM president Ranjan Mahanta, over 200 activists thronged the Nazira town and burnt Gogoi effigy apart from shouting slogans against the government.
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The protest over the oilfield auctioning move gathers momentum when AASU activists in large number staged mass demonstration in Nazira on Wednesday asking the government not to proceed. Led by AASU adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharyee along with president Dipankar Nath and General Secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi, hundreds of AASU activists Gana Satyagraha in front of the ONGC’s Assam Asset in Nazira with a voew to oppose the move tooth and nail. With banners and play cards, the protesters shouted slogans against the Modo Government who allegedly starts going back to the poll promises. The AASU leaders further said that they are well prepared to take Delhi and Dispur if the government does not drop...
The protest over the move to auction oilfields and VAT hike have refused to die down. Many activists of the Ahom Jatiya Gana Manch in Sivasagar staged a two hours dharna in protest against the tow decisions alleging that the new government keeps taking anti people policies. With banners and playcards more than 300 AJGM activists thronged the heart of the historic town and staged dharna for two hours asking the governments both in Delhi and Dispur to roll back the decision. “We won’t allow the centre to auction the oilfields to the private parties. In the same breath, why the government in Dispur has resorted to the hike in VAT at the cost of the common people. We are ready to face any...
Nazira AASU unit staged its dharna on Friday against the spiralling price rise following the hike in VAT against 127 goods. Hundreds of student activists thronged Nazira town in the morning where they staged dharna for four hours raising slogans against the government.Talking to Assam Times, the protesters said that the new government would have to face the consequences if its keeps the anti-people policies. “The VAT hike was unwanted. It is anti people. Common people have been bearing the brunt. We wont allow it to happen,” said the AASU leader.Another protester said,” if is difficult to understand how the government is sparing the common people? Will the companies bear the brunt? First...
Several parties and organizations staged protests in Sivasagar district on Monday raising a number of issues confronting Assam and its people. Hundreds of activists of the Peoples Council of Peace and Development staged a 4 hour long dharna in front of the DC office demanding an immediate rollback of the move to auction 12 oilfields. Other demands include measures to stop rhino poaching in Kaziranga. Later, they sent a memorandum to the Centre through the Deputy Commissioner outlining their demands. Meanwhile, CPI unit in district also submitted a memorandum before the DC to stall the process to auction the oilfields.
The 12 hour bandh call in protest against the move to auction 12 oil fields heavily hit normal life in Nazira on Tuesday. Called by the Tai Ahom Youva Parishad, the bandh got total response in the entire Nazira sub division where schools and colleges, banks and other public and private institutions remained closed. Many picketers enforced the bandh by burning tyres on the roads apart from shouting slogans against the central and state governments.
Communist Part of India vehemently is opposing the recent move of the central petroleum ministry to privatise 67 oil fields of Oil India and ONGC which includes 17 oil fields from Assam. Sivasagar district secretary and National executive member of CPI Kanak Gogoi said that "it is a wrong decision of the central government and it it will harm the interest of the general people". According to him in the name of liberalisation the central government is going to handover the Assets of the nation to the private companies and the CPI will build nationwide movement against it.
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, NGO Pragati and the Freelance Journalist Association of Nazira took a plantation and sapling distribution programme at Nazira on Sunday. Taking part in Programme Nazira SDC Pankaj Deka appreciated the effort. ONGC Public relations officer Kashyap Jyoshipura, Social worker Syed Abdul Rakim, ex.Vice chairman of Nazira Municipal Board Nawab Lutfur Rahman were also present alongwith other dignatories.
Geetashri Rajkumari from Swaraj Acadamy, Nazira secured 10th position in the HS Arts 2016 with 468 marks. Different organisations feliciated her for her achievement. She is the daughter of late Purnananda and Raju Rajkhuwa.
Congress candidate Debobrata Saikia won the Nazira constituency by a margin pf 14723 votes. He defeated his nearest rival Prahlad Tasa of BJP who got 37928 votes.
The International Labour Day was observed by the Axom Chah Majdur Sangha (ACMS) at Lakshmijan Tea Estate with a day long programme on Sunday. Nazira MLA Debobrate Saikia, Labour leader Chinmoy Borah attended the programme. Nazira unit of communist Party of India (CPI) observed the May Day at Nazira MC club, where veteran CPI leader and former MP Durpod Borgohain, youth leader Kanak Gogoi took part and delivered their lectures.
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