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Feb 21, 2019
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi claims NDA govt 'pressured' him to order extrajudicial killings; BJP rubbishes allegation
Tarun Gogoi, who helmed Assam for 15 years from 2001 to 2016, claimed Lal Krishna Advani, who was then the Union home minister, wanted to send former Punjab police chief KPS. -
Jan 29, 2019
BJP sweeps Assam tribal council polls amid Citizenship Bill row, but Lok Sabha elections will be a different ball game
For the BJP, extrapolating the results of local polls to the looming parliamentary elections may be an exercise fraught with danger -
Jan 29, 2019
BJP sweeping the Assam tribal council polls highlights huge gap between electoral narratives and reality
The tribal council elections have just ended in Assam, and the BJP has swept the polls. This may have come as a surprise for those who expected the BJP to be punished for its misadventures with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. News emerging from Assam painted a bleak picture of the BJP's 'mismanagement' and blunders with a bill that apparently further marginalises the indigenous tribes of Assam and endangers their identity. -
Jan 11, 2019
Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi threatens to court arrest if Citizenship Amendment Bill is not withdrawn
Senior Congress leader and former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi said he would break Section 144 of the CrPC and court arrest if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was not withdrawn by the Centre. -
Jan 10, 2019
Citizenship Bill: Politicos, Assam civil society decry sedition case against Sahitya Akademi winner Hiren Gohain
Former Assam Sahitya Sabha president Nagen Saikia came down heavily on the government for taking such a drastic step. -
Jan 09, 2019
Citizenship Amendment Bill: Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi accuses BJP government of polarising country on the basis of religion
Tarun Gogoi criticised the Centre's decision to appoint a high level committee to go into Clause 6 of the Assam Accord as "it is already stated there that Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people -
Sep 09, 2018
Assam NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela under fire from ruling parties, Opposition for his suggestion to Supreme Court
The apex court on 5 September had deferred till further orders the commencement of the process of receiving claims and objections for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) -
Aug 27, 2018
Very purpose of NRC has failed, says Tarun Gogoi; Assam's ex-CM hits out at 'faulty' implementation of citizenship test
Former chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi said that the very purpose of NRC is Assam had failed because of its "faulty" implementation -
Aug 07, 2018
Assam NRC: Tarun Gogoi drops a bombshell, says people in voter list could have been accommodated in citizens' register
The former chief minister’s suggestion to accept the voter list as a valid document of citizenship is seen as the continuation of the same politics around securing vote bank. -
Aug 07, 2018
Assam turns into haven for illegal migrants: A story of blunders and missed opportunities to resolve vexed issue
The current situation in Assam stems from the failure by the state and society to grasp the long-term implications of unchecked illegal migration.
