After months of hectic confabulations the central BJP leadership have appointed senior party leader Ranjit Das as the state unit president of Assam. Dad, who is out of station, is currently the Speaker of the state legislative assembly. Talking to Assam Times senior BJP leaders said that Dutta will resume office as soon as he reaches Guwahati. Then the party would have to propose a legislator to take over as the Speaker.
Representatives from various indigenous groups and environmental organizations convened in Gangtok, Sikkim, for the North East India Meet on Free Flowing Rivers. The gathering, hosted by the Affected Citizens of Teesta, Centre for Research and Advocacy (Manipur), and the Borok Peoples Human Rights Organization, concluded with a significant resolution aimed at safeguarding the region's rivers and biodiversity.
"We recognize the intrinsic rights of rivers to flow freely and the vital relationship between indigenous communities and their natural resources," emphasized a spokesperson from the conference.
The Teesta Declaration outlined pressing concerns regarding the construction of...
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