GUWAHATI: West Bengal Chief Minister strikes a huge controversy in Assam when she called the ongoing process to update NRC a campaign to drive away the Bangla speaking people in the north eastern state.
All political parties, organizations and individuals in the state have slammed Banerjee for her irresponsible comment alleging it a conspiracy to create communal riot in Assam.
The All Assam Students Union has strongly criticized her alleging that her comment might strike communal tension and threatened to move the Supreme Court against her.
Banerjee in her speech on Wednesday at a public meeting in Birbhum said that NRC process is a step against the Bangla speaking people which would inflict torture on them. She said if the Bangla speaking people are tortured in the name of NRC she won't remain quiet.
She further appealed to her party MPs in Delhi to raise her concern in Parliament.
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PPFA asks WB chief minister to exercise restrain
Guwahati: Expressing utter dismay on a responsible politician’s communal remarks over the ongoing process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) updaion in the State, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges the politicians in power to exercise restrain while making a public statement.
The Assam based forum, while reacting sharply to a recent outburst of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that the NRC updating process in the State was a ‘conspiracy to drive away Bengalis’, also appeals to the conscious people of the neighboring State to prevent their talkative chief minister from making such inflammatory statements.
The much waited updation of NRC of 1951 is undergoing in Assam following the direction (also monitoring) of the Supreme Court and the first draft of it comprising 1.9 crore applicants out of around 3.25 crore total applicants was released on the midnight of 31 December 2017. The second part of it is expected to be published by early this year.
Contrary to the wide spread apprehensions by various government and non-government agencies, no unpleasant incident took place in Assam in the last four days, even though many people including few high profile individuals are yet to find their names in the list. Rather everyone reportedly accepted the error sportingly and waits for necessary correction in the final draft.
“But shockingly the Bengal chief minister Ms Banerjee has tried to communalize the issue with queer logics. The Trinamool Congress chief has simply tried to play a cunning game as few Bengali politicians of yesteryears including Jyoti Basu (ex-CM of Bengal) along with a bunch of intellectuals did the same during the Assam movement to deport illegal Bangladeshi migrants,” said the PPFA.
In a statement, issued to the media outlets, the forum pointed out that the appeasement policies of Ms Banerjee towards a particular community in West Bengal has seemingly compelled her to make such
illogical comments. As she has been vehemently opposing the Centre’s citizenship amendment bill one can easily get the idea of Ms Banerjee’s interested group of people, asserted the forum.
The PPFA has finally urged the Bengal chief minister to think about the nation first than running behind her silly political interest. The forum additionally appeals to the Bengali speaking people of the region to denounce Ms Banerjee’s comment which may spread misinformation and confusions across the country.
Newly elected Asom Sahitya Sabha President Kula Saikia has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act. Saikia, who retired as Assam DGP in November 2019, said that the Act could not be accepted. Speaking to media he pointed out the people of Assam including the apex literary body of the state have been protesting against the Act since 2018. “This very Act is unacceptable,”he said. A Sahitya Academy awardee Saikia also hoped that the BJP-led Central government would pay heed to the protest in the state.
Peaceful protests against much controversial and debatable new citizenship laws have been seen escalated in Assam by the day.
People across the Brahmaputra valley everyday take to streets shouting 'joi aai Asom' and 'no to CAA' slogans defying cold weather since December last.
Waving black flags to ruling party politicians by different pressure groups of the state has become a common parlence.
Today also witnesses protests across the state.
The Cotton University students today stage protest wearing black badges. The students have once again clarified that they will never accept the CAA in any circumstances. Similarly, the AASU and some other organistions stage peaceful protests...
The Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad(AJYCP) will move to Supreme Court of India seeking Inner Line Permit system for Assam.
The organistion will file a petition in the Apex court shortly. It has started discussion on the matter with lawyers, informed AJYCP Secretary Palash Changmai at a press meet on Thursday.
Changmai said that the people of Assam have lost faith in both the Union the state government.
“The Union government with mute support from the state government has betrayed us by bringing the Citizenship Amendment Act which is a direct threat to our language and culture. Since we have have lost faith upon the Centre and the state, we have decided to move the SC...
The city police arrested an ULFA(I) cadre on last night from the Panjabari locality.
Acting on a tip-off the police nabbed him from near the Srimanta Shankardeva Kalakeshtra at around 9pm.
According to police the cadre has been identified as Bitopan Sonowal of Dibrugarh. He came the city for subversive activities on or before the arrival of PM Narendra Modi, sources revealed.
Today, a local court remanded him for two days police custody.
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has appealed the people of Assam to pay respect to six anti-CAA martyrs on Wednessday evening by lighting earthen lamp.
The Students' outfit has said, “We appeal all household to light earthen lamp on the evening of January 1, 2020 infront their houses as a mark of respect to the six people who laid their lives for our language, culture and diversity.” On December 12 last six people including an adolscent were shot to death by police in different parts of Guwahati on charges of involving with violent protest.
The AASU, along with several other organisations, has been vehemently protesting against the CAA since 2018.
Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal once again reiterated that his government will welcome and accept 'constructive criticism'.
Amid growing protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendement Act, which has rocked the entire country, Sonowal said that the state BJP-led government has been working for upliftment of all irrespective of religion and caste since 2016.
Addressing a pressmeet on Wednesday the chief minister sought cooperation from all section of the people for making the state prosperous.
“We have been earnestly trying to do work for all. We need your (journalists) constructive criticism.”, he said, adding that the people should continue to keep faith in the...
Guwahati: Senior journalist Pranabjit Doloi has passed away Monday afternoon (around 5.30 pm on 30 December 2019) in a private hospital.
He was suffering from liver related ailments for some time. Started his career in the Sentinel group as a reporter Doloi later worked for satellite news channels including Dy365, Frontier TV, NewsTimeAssam and NewsNetwork. He also earned applauses as a documentary filmmaker.
Doloi (50) left behind wife, only son with other relatives and well-wishers. His last rites will performed tomorrow in North Guwahati and prior to that the city-based media fraternity will pay their last respects to Doloi at Guwahati Press Club by 9.30 am.
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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.
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