The announcement of Sonari district to be curved out of Sivasagar draws overwhelming joy. People in large number came out to the road to celebrate the announcement assoonas it came simultaneously from Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi from Guwahati and education minister Sarat Borkotoky from Sonari on Saturday.
Borkotoky who claimed to have been demanding Sonari as a full fledged district for the last 15 years started shedding his tears assoonas he announced it.
Till midnight people in many places in Charaideo celebrated the announcement bursting fire crackers followed by feasting till late night.
Political experts told Assam Times that the veteran Congressleader ensured it keeping in view of the career of his son whose son is in the race for ticket from the constituency.
“His son if allowed to contest would be able to win the assembly polls early next year. That’s the only reason why Borkotoky has been demanding Sonari or Charaideo as a full fledged district six or seven months before the assembly poll,” said Suresh Chandra Gogoi who teaches political science with a local college.
An aged Congressleader called it an intelligent move of the education minister to ensure the popularity of his son who is one of the ticket aspirants from Sonari in lieu of his father who is expected to retire.
A social media user ad activist Saket Gokhale has been fearlessly taking on the establishment with his legal interventions and campaigning.
Gokhle now seeks support in taking on the hate machinery.
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The rise of the Modi regime has been fuelled by a propaganda machine. And the foundation of this machine is HATE.
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Award winning film maker Jahnu Barua lambasts the government in Delhi on the imposition of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Barua has issued a statement on social media appealing peaceful protest.
Statement from Jahnu Barua, filmmaker:
"With the capacity of their power alone, Delhi has today disrobed the motherland of the people of Assam and the North East. In this attempt to annihilate us, our traitorous leaders have sold their souls to join hands with Delhi. My appeal to each individual in Assam and the North East - let us keep up the fight. In the same way that we were victorious in the past, we must win in this one too. My friends, please keep in mind that our movement...
KOKRAJHAR: The second triennial conference of the Kokrajhar district unit of Goria Moria Desi Jatiya Parishad has begun from Saturday with two days programme scheduled at Baghulaora Malgaon in Kokrajhar district.
As part of the programme scheduled,Sheik Selim Patgiri,president of the Parishad hoisted hoisted flag.
Secretary of the district unit,Rustam Ali paid floral tribute to the martyrs.
A cleanliness drive was carried out in the event to mark the conference besides a sports competition amongst the students also organised.
A sapling plantation drive and delegate session were also initiated in the conference.
A new executive committee of the district unit was formed in the...
Guwahati: City-based Apollo Hospital today (28 December 2019) conducted a media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club, where Dr Adwaita Avatar Chakravarty (medicine) and Dr Joydeep Ghosh (ortho & spine surgeon) were available for free consultations to the participants. Rasmita Sarma from the hospital with health workers namely Kabita Nath and Lalchik Kim supported the member-journalists to check their pulse, blood pressure & sugar in the camp.
A representative of the United States House of Representatives, Debra Anne Haaland issues statement in social media showing concern on police crack down on protesters of the on going protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
"I’m deeply concerned about Indian Prime Minister Modi's Citizenship Amendment Act which discriminates against religious minorities" Haaland wrote in her Facebook and Twitter timeline.
Haaland has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene to rescind the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which according to her "Indian Muslims are being targeted based on how they worship. I urge PM Modi to rescind this law immediately."
Haaland is a U.S...
New Jeysey, USA based The Rutgers AAUP-AFT (American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers), has issued a soliderity statement with Student Protesters in India.
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT stands in solidarity with students, faculty, and protesters at Jamia Millia Islamia University, Aligarh Muslim University, and elsewhere across India who are protesting the passing of The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (now Act) 2019 (CAA). We condemn unjustified police violence against peaceful protesters.
The police have perpetrated violent reprisal against students who have dissented and several students have suffered serious bodily harm. This is a dissent from the...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urges Indian government to "stop using unnecessary lethal force against CAA protesters".
New York: The Indian authorities should cease using unnecessary lethal force against demonstrators protesting a law that discriminates against Muslims, Human Rights Watch said today. Since protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act began on December 12, 2019, at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested.
Police have used excessive force only against demonstrators protesting the law, including many students. All the deaths have occurred in states governed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 18 in Uttar...
Kumar Sanjay Krishna, an Assam Meghalya 1985 cadre IAS officer, going to be the next Chief Secretary of Assam.
Krishna is now serving as Additional Chief Secretary, Home & Political Department.
Current Chief Secretary Alok Kumar is goingto to retire on December 31.
Shrinkhal Chaliha, the firebrand leader of the Veer Lachi Sena which has been vehemently protesting against the Citizenship(Amendment) Act, 2019, was arrested again by the police on Monday.
Chaliha was picked up by the police from Barbarooah locality of Dibrugah where he took part in a protest rally organised against the C(A)A,2019.
He was arrested earlier in the current month on charges of making objectionable comments while protesting against the controversial Act.
However, he was released on that day itself.
Sources in the Dibrugarh police informed media persons that the leader was arrested in a case registered with a police station in Guwahati.
As per the Veer...
As Assam is going through a major upheaval to protest against the citizenship act to protect 'jati, mati and bheti' (community, land and base) of the state , the Dallas Assamese met on 21st December to show solidarity with Assam and protest against the .
The event took place at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Plaza. The group gathered around the statue of Mahatma Gandhi holding placards and Assamese "Gamusa" calling for a withdrawal of the act.
“We are here to say that we stand in solidarity with our Assamese brothers and sisters and all other students and people protesting across India,” said one of the protesters. Ankur Bora , an active member of Assamese diaspora expressing his views...
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