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Assam CM vows citizenship for Bengali Hindus, scholarship for female students

Assam election updates: 'Mama ka warranty' follows 'Modi ka guarantee' as BJP makes promises for the future.

The Hindu

No support from the BJP, ‘partial allies’ in the Opposition

One needs to ask whether the Opposition parties genuinely care about LGBTQ+ rights

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'Exodus' of Assam Congress leaders started after Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claims Congress leaders are joining the BJP after Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Titabor.

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Congress manifesto more appropriate for Pakistan elections: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma criticizes Congress manifesto as more suited for Pakistan, while Congress defends its inclusive promises.

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Congress playing religious card in Arunachal: Chief Minister Khandu

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister accuses Congress of playing religious card; Assam CM lists scams against Congress ahead of elections.

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The biggest challenge yet for the great Indian election

Democracy in India at a crossroads as Opposition questions fairness of election process, impacting integrity and trust in democracy.

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Haven’t discriminated, hope to get Muslim votes: Assam CM

The BJP is banking on the “equal treatment” of all communities and the “unprecedented” reign of peace to get Muslim votes in Assam in the Lok Sabha election, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah to join BJP, claims CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claims State Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah will join the BJP, but Mr. Borah denies and calls it 'mind games'.

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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal files nomination from Assam’s Dibrugarh seat

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal files nomination for Dibrugarh parliamentary seat in Assam, accompanied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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Bengali-speaking Muslims must give up polygamy, child marriage: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam CM urges Bengali-speaking Miya Muslims to forsake child marriage and polygamy to be considered indigenous.

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Assam secured more than ₹13,000-crore investments in last 14 months: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

“Assam has secured investments to the tune of ₹13,364 crore with employment generation for more than 17,000 people in the last 14 months,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The Hindu

Himanta threatens to sue Congress MP over poll bonds allegation

Assam CM threatened Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi with legal action for alleging that the State government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a company that gave donations to the BJP via electoral bonds

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CAA will be fiasco in Assam, says Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

CAA in Assam: Assam Chief Minister predicts CAA will be a fiasco in Assam due to stringent refugee conditions.

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Will quit if NRC non-applicants enter Assam via CAA: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

With the CAA rules being issued, the Central government will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, who came to India till December 31, 2014. These include Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians.

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Anti-CAA bandh: Assam CM reminds political parties of High Court restriction

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said political parties may be de-registered if they call for a bandh against the CAA

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 312: Caste killing in Chennai, Himanta’s media empire

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and The News Minute’s Nidharshana Raju.

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How an accident caused by BJP minister’s convoy in Assam was kept under wraps for two days

In the early hours of March 4, a convoy belonging to Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika was allegedly speeding down the Guwahati-Shillong road in Six Mile area of Guwahati when one of the vehicles hit a two-wheeler carrying two passengers.

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NDA to win 22 of 25 Lok Sabha seats in Northeast: Himanta

Assam CM predicts BJP-led alliance victory in 22 of 25 Northeast Lok Sabha seats, focusing on development.

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1317 kg of ganja seized in Assam's Karimganj, two held

Two persons were caught after around 1317 kg of ganja was seized from a vehicle near the Churaibari police watch post in Assam's Karimganj district near the Tripura border on Tuesday, the police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Police to issue summons to Rahul Gandhi over Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra violence: Himanta

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra violence: Assam CM Sarma was referring to a case filed by Guwahati Police over Congress workers breaking barricades in an attempt to pass through the main roads inside the city during the yatra in January.

Newslaundry

Himanta family’s grip on the headlines via Northeast India’s biggest media empire

On January 18, as the Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra passed through Assam, Rahul Gandhi addressed a public gathering in Jorhat.

The Hindu

Assam Lok Sabha polls | BJP to contest 11 seats, leaves three for allies AGP, UPPL

Among the other Northeastern States, it will support the NDPP candidate in Nagaland, while the details are being worked out in the other States, Mr. Sarma, who is also the convenor of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said.

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Congress biggest enemy of peace, development: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma termed the polls a fight between “those who want to see India as ‘vishwa guru’ (world leader) and those who want it to remain an inferior country”.

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Definition of Assamese has changed, it must include those living here for years: Himanta

The definition of Assamese has undergone change over the years, and it must include people who have lived in Assam for centuries, such as Hindi speakers and the tea tribes, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

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Assam CM’s security strengthened after threat from Sikh outfit

Assam Police strengthens security for Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after threat from banned Khalistani outfit.

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