BJP has accused the ruling Congress in Assam of being involved in "siphoning off" money allotted for development projects under the 'Panchayati Raj' system during the past 11 years. Though the Panchayati raj system is for the rural development, it has not happened during the last 11 years of Congress regime as the ruling party indulged in mismanagement and corruption instead of undertaking projects, state BJP President Sarbananda Sonowal claimed....
05:35 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Muslims are outnumbering Hindus in Assam not because of the increase in illegal migration from Bangladesh but because Muslims are illiterate and bear more children. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, the Chief Minister took full responsibility for the communal riots and said that there were multiple reasons behind it. Here is an excerpt from the interview: Speaking on Devil's Advocate with Karan...
11:07 PM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi kicked off a fresh controversy by blaming the high illiteracy level among the Muslims for their growing population in the state. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devils Advocate, the Chief Minister said Muslims are outnumbering Hindus in Assam not because of the increase in illegal migration from Bangladesh but because Muslims are illiterate and create more children. Here is an excerpt from the...
07:49 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Guwahati: A judicial inquiry will be held to probe the Bodo-minority violence in lower Assam even as CBI has taken up seven cases related to the clashes that have claimed 77 lives so far. "We have decided on a judicial inquiry. This will be done at a much larger scale and cover the entire gamut of issues, including lapses by administration and recommendations for preventing such incidents in future," Assam...
06:28 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Guwahati: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said BJP leader LK Advani while commenting on the violence in Assam must have forgotten that he was the home minister and deputy prime minister when the Godhra riots took place. "He has been accusing us for delay in containing the violence. He forgot that when he was the home minister and the deputy prime minister, Godhra riots took place in Gujarat," Gogoi...
04:55 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Patna: Ruling JD(U) in Bihar on Sunday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately remove Home Minister P Chidambaram and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for their "total failure" to check violence in Assam. Talking to reporters, JD-U chief spokesman Shakil Ahmed Khan and Bihar Food minister Shyam Rajak alleged that both Chidambaram and Gogoi proved to be "total failure" in tackling the violence in the northeast state. The Prime Minister...
10:55 PM, Jul 29, 2012
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing the Assam riots as a 'blot on the nation', BJP on Saturday demanded a reply from him on the reported statement by Assam Chief Minister about delay in deploying the army to help curb violence. The party also accused the Congress of being responsible for the ethnic violence. "The Prime Minister has gone to Assam and described the Kokrajhar incidents as a...
08:02 PM, Jul 28, 2012
Guwahati: The Assam government on Saturday announced that its planned TV channel would go on air in January 2013 and it would focus on sectors like agriculture, education, health and tourism. This was decided at a meeting of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi along with senior members of his Cabinet and other senior state government officials in Guwahati. "The main aim of the channel would be to bring a progressive turn...
06:46 PM, May 19, 2012
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said that an inquiry will be conducted in the boat capsize accident in Brahmaputra. ...
09:32 AM, May 01, 2012
Guwahati: The BJP on Saturday demonstrated across Assam to 'expose' the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government for 'failing' to safeguard people's interests even after completion of 100 days in office for the third term". The demonstrations here was led by BJP state unit president Ranjit Dutta, MLA, and by other leaders in the districts. Talking to reporters, Dutta accused Tarun Gogoi of not being bothered about Assam and its people's interest....
05:44 PM, Sep 03, 2011
Guwahati: The pro-talk ULFA faction led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Tuesday announced a unilateral indefinite ceasefire to ensure a peaceful atmosphere for political negotiations. "Recognising and respecting the desire of the people of Assam for a peaceful solution of the ongoing conflict, the General Council had decided to initiate political negotiations with the Government of India and has empowered the Chairman of ULFA to declare ceasefire," Rajkhowa said in...
03:58 PM, Jul 12, 2011
Guwahati: He has rattled the government in Assam with his anti-corruption crusade for two years now. Award-winning RTI activist Akhil Gogoi's - who has exposed corrupt ministers - luck ran out after he led a protest of thousands against eviction of settlers in Guwahati last week. Police firing killed three protestors, including a nine-year-old boy. Tarun Gogoi's government arrested him two days later on several serious charges - instigating violence,...
07:57 AM, Jun 30, 2011
New Delhi: The formal peace talks between the government and ULFA will begin by the end of this month, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced on Thursday. After a meeting with Home Minister P Chidambaram, Gogoi said informal discussions with ULFA, led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa, was going on 'positively' and both sides will soon announce Suspension of Operations (SOO) in Assam. "After the announcement, the formal talks with...
05:46 PM, Jun 16, 2011
Guwahati: Tarun Gogoi is likely to be elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party on May 17 when Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee could be present, party sources said on Sunday. Gogoi would meet Governor J B Patnaik the next day to stake claim to form government, sources said. The chief minister had said the next government would have to be formed on or before May 19 when the term...
07:58 AM, May 16, 2011
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will chair the last Cabinet meeting of the outgoing government on Sunday evening and is likely to meet Governor J B Patnaik on Monday to stake claim to form the third consecutive Congress government in the state. Gogoi has called a meeting of his outgoing ministers at his residence where a decision to tender resignation to the Governor to facilitate the formation of the...
05:37 PM, May 15, 2011
