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BJP state unit’s poll panel is holding a close door meeting on Thursday to fine tune the list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls slated for April 7, 12 and 24.The poll panel meeting is taking place at an undisclosed location where the list would be cleared for all the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies.According to sources, president Sarbananda Sonowal will leave for New Delhi towards the evening to get the list approved by the party high command.
Finally, AASU has called off strike against Oil India Limited in Duliajan.But the respite is temporary as the student body lifted it in view of the large scale inconvenience of the common people who has been repeatedly asked AASU to do it.The decision was taken after the oil giant authorities agreed to talk to them on Saturday.AASU leaders told Assam Times that the 300 hour strike resulted in the state’s dimal power scenario due to marginalized power supply of gas by the oil giant to the thermal projects and Neepco projects.The strike was called by AASU in protest against the alleged anomalies in the recruitment of 300 unskilled workers. ...
Police are all set to produce Akhil Gogoi before court on Thursday four days after the KMSS president was arrested in connection with the recent self immolation case.According to sources, police will seek extension of Gogoi’s remand for two or three more days.Gogoi along with five others would be produce before the court in the afternoon.
The Election Commission has made it clear that they won’t allow any doubtful voters to exercise their franchise.Addressing a press conference in Delhi on Wednesday, Chief Election Commission said that there is no scope for allowing the D voters to vote in Assam in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls slated for April 7, 12, 24.Various political parties have been demanding voting rights for these voters.
A former ULFA leader is all set to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls this time.He is none other than Hira Sarania who joined the peace process with the Centre in 2010.Sarania will field from Kokrajhar constituency to be backed by non Bodo tribal voters.
AGP finally has decided to go it alone in the Lok Sabha polls.The regional party will contest in all parliamentary constituencies for the polls slated for April 7, 12 and 24.Earlier, the party did not finalise the list in view of the possible alliance with BJP.The move stopped as soon as the state unit of the party opposed it.
The Aam Admi Party (AAP) will field Manoram Gogoi from Jorhat constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The outgoing journalist with a satellite television channel has formally joined the party on Wednesday where he disclosed his decision to contest from Jorhat.Gogoi would face BK Handique from Congress and Pradeep Hazarika from AGP in the polls.
In yet another massive setback for KMSS, the Gauhati High Court on Wednesday rejected anticipatory bails for Kamal Medhi and Dharya Konwar wanted in connection with the recent self immolation case in Dispur.The court, however, has granted bail for Amal Bezbaruah whom police have implicated in this case.Guwahati police are intensifying operation to nab the trio after arresting Akhil Gogoi along with five others.
AGP and BJP are not happy with the poll schedule announced for Assam by the Election Commission on Wednesday.Both the parties would request the country’s poll panel to reconsider the schedule.AGP and BJP leaders said that Ashokastomi falls on April 7 when the polling will take place in Jorhat, Dibrugah, Kaliabor, Nagaon, Tezpur and Lakhimpur.Similarly, on April 12 polling will take place in Diphu, Karimganj, Silchar two days before the Rongali Bihu.The Opposition parties have alleged that the country’s poll panel could not assess the scenario in the absence of proper interpretation of the state Government.
Several KMSS activists sustained injury in Golaghat when police sprang upon to them for blocking roads demanding immediate release of Akhil Gogoi.The incident took place at Alichiga when police tried to disperse the KMSS activists who blocked a vital road.Police even resorted to blank firing when a section of the allegedly protestors turned violent and damaged a number of vehicles on the road.
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