PM, CM's effigies burnt protesting price rise
Margherita: The Satra Mukti Sangram Samity Margherita Regional Committee and the Tirap Jagun Regional Committee burned the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at NH 315 Block Tiniali Margherita in protest against sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities on Friday.
Nipon Gogoi, president of Satra Mukti Sangram Samity Margherita regional committee; Pappu Dutta, working president of Satra Mukti Sangram Samity Tinsukia district committee; and Prasad Bhattacharjee, executive member of Satra Mukti Sangram Samity Margherita regional committee were present at the meeting, in which all shouted against the failure of BJP led Government Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
"The BJP-led government, both at the centre and in the state, is busy creating beneficiaries. In Assam there are more than 85 Lakhs beneficiaries for which the BJP led government is willingly increasing prices on day-to-day life essential commodities. I demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma control the prices of essential commodities and look after the middle class and marginalized people of our state and country as they are the middle class people who suffer more than others," Gogoi added.
Random Stories
8 Jun 2015 - 9:06pm |
AT News
The overall flood situation took a grim turn claiming yet another person on Monday. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat and Jia Bharali at NT Road in...
29 Sep 2015 - 6:57pm |
Siddhartha Handique
KKBB Alumini members are organizing the first KKBB Alumni Association School Meet on October 3 from 11 in the morning.Principal delivered the welcome address followed by introduction of KKBB alumni....
26 Sep 2015 - 8:56pm |
AT News
Arunachal Pradesh governor JP Rajkhowa attended the Srimanta Sankardev birth anniversary celebration at the Kristi Kendra in Naharlagun on Saturday.In his speech, Rajkhowa said that Sankardeva was...
16 Dec 2019 - 6:57pm |
AT News
The All Assam Students Union (AASU) submitted a writ petition at Supreme Court challenging Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA).
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions challenging the...
Other Contents by Author
MARGHERITA: Tinsukia CPI(ML) has strongly condemned the undying communal forces in the country urging the people of all walks of life to be ware of them. The party workers who met in Tinsukia on Wednesday said the time has come to firmly deal with the fascist and communal forces in the country. The speakers have warned the NDA government to stop the anti people policies or to read the writings on the wall.
MARGHERITA: Security forces are fanning in search of the rebels who have been unleashing a reign of terror in Margherita along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border a week after a gang of Naga rebels attack a coal mine setting on fire five vehicles. Army, police and paramilitary forces have stepped up combing operations in the nook and corner of the coal rich areas where the rebels are believed to have been hiding to terrorise the people with extortion. Checking in the vehicles is being intensified on the road apprehending the movement of rebels by vehicles and two wheelers. According to sources, a group of Naga rebels keep moving from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam to...
TINSUKIA:More than 1000 people five different organizations staged dharna in Tinsukia on Monday alleging a conspiracy to compromise Assam's territorial integrity in the name of the greater Nagalim. The leaders of the five student and youth organizations who staged demo in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office dared the Centre to make public the peace frame work signed between the NDA government and NSCN-IM three years back. Later, they sent s memorandum to Prime Minister through the Deputy Commissioner raising the demand. They further threatened to launch a massive agitation if the Centre compromises Assam's territorial integrity. Chatra Mukti Sangram Samity, AJYCP, All Assam Gorkha...
Margherita Sub Divisional officer(Civil) Bikram Koiri is probing into the allegations of exploitation on the workers of the Segunbari Tea Factory by proprietor Gautam Beria. According to allegations, the workers do not get regular wages, no provident fund, medical facility which has been going on for the last 26 years. Even the management side has not provided any accommodation for the workers. Senior BJP leader Bhim Karmakar has submitted a Memorandum to SDO (Civil) alleging the anamolies and exploitation at Margherita Segunbari Tea Factory towards the employees. Then Margherita Extra Assistant Commissioner Jharna Patgiri asked SDO(Civil) to probe the allegations which...
MARGHERITA: Security forces apprehended two Naga rebels during a stepped up counter insurgency operation in Ledo on Saturday three days after a gang of rebels unleashed a reign of terror inside a coal mining in the area. Identified as Monhong Tikok and Rohonong Tikok, both from Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, the duo were picked up from Malogaon area during a combing operation by police and Assam Rifles jawans in the wee hours. Acting on a tip off, police, army and para military forces conducted the operation in a huge area where the duo were suspected to have been extorting money. Police interrogation is going on. They were arrested three days after a gang of Naga rebels...
The All Adivasi Students Association of Assam(AASAA) in Tinsukia District held its Executive Committee meeting on Friday. Presided over by Raja Kujur. President of AASAA Tinsukia District Executive Committee the meeting took place at Napali Mandir premises while the aims and objectives was delivered by Ramanus Lakra. General Secretary. At the executive meeting AASAA Tinsukia District 9 Regional Committees President,Secretery and other members were present. The meeting resolved to stage dharna on December 5 in front of DC office regarding Greater Nagalim issue and Tea Garden problems of Assam which is a long pending demands of All Adivasi Students Association of Assam...
MARGHERITA: AJYCP leaders and workers in Margherita hit the streets on Wednesday in protest against the move to form the greater Nagalim with the inclusion of some areas of Assam. With banners, play cards and festoones, the protestors shouted slogans warning the government of dire consequences if Assam is forced to shed even an inch of land in the name of Nagalim. Surojit Mohon, Tinsukia AJYCP president said since BJP came to power the government has been trying to appease the Naga people even at the cost of territorial integrity. More than 500 activists who were participating in the procession to the SDO(CIVIL) office demanded NRC draft by December 31, 2017.
All India Coal Workers Federation leaders have come down heavily on the NDA government at the Centre alleging a set of anti people policies which have ruined the country’s economy. Addressing a press conference in Margherita at the end of the annual session at India Club on Sunday, AICWF general secretary DD Ramanandan said NEC Coal has never tried to deploy the unemployed lots from the locality. He said the government has been destroying the coal mines hiring private companies which gives rise to the unemployment problem. The Union leader took on Narendra Modi for interrupting the labour rights which was why, 273 out of 417 coal mines have faced closure. RCMU general...
The Margherita Journalists Association President Ram Prasad Ambedkar and General Secretary Rana Jyoti Neog have condemned the death Sudipta Dutta Bhowmick Journalist of Tripura by TSR jawan on Wednesday. Ram Prasad Ambedkar and Rana Jyoti Neog said that Manik Sarkar Chief Minister of Tripura have failed to control law and order situation which within two months two Journalists were brutally killed which we demand that the culprit must be arrested and strict punishment should be given to them.In the last one year at our country 10 Journalists were merciless killed by perpetrators they are Gauri Lankesh, Sudipta Dutta Bhowmick, Hari Prakash, Brajesh Kumar Singh,Shyam Sharma, Kamlesh Jain,...
The Margherita Journalists Association submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Margherita Sub Divisional officer(Civil) to disclose the Naga framework agreement which was signed between Center and NSCN(IM) last year.
Add new comment