Assam

From the moment he became Assam Congress President, Gaurav Gogoi’s social media feed has been filled with 'congratulations' from suspicious accounts.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a major initiative to recover encroached land belonging to Satras of the state

In a tweet, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "I visited Dhubri and directed law enforcement officers to follow ZERO tolerance against elements who desecrate our temples, naamghars and sacred spaces."

Supreme Court recently said that the Immigrants (Expulsion From Assam) Act, 1950, is still valid, which says that govt can deport illegal foreigners without approaching courts

The demolition drive faced massive protests by local Muslims who came out in support of Azad Choudhary.

Interestingly, on one hand, Sibal asserted that the SP violated court order to illegally send the woman to Bangladesh, on the other, he claimed that the petitioner does not know for sure if the woman has actually been deported to Bangladesh or is still in India.

The petition filed through advocate Adeel Ahmed said there is a growing pattern of indiscriminate detentions and extrajudicial "push backs" of individuals by Assam authorities in border districts such as Dhubri, South Salmara, and Goalpara.

IAF planes are being used to take these illegal immigrants from various locations to the Bangladesh border from where they are sent back to their country.

Cachar Police informed, "A video recently emerged on social media in which Habiba Khatun of Tukergram, Silchar, was seen making derogatory & indecent remarks against Goddess Maa Kali, prompting arrested her & forwarded to the Hon’ble Court."

A female journalist was injured in Assam’s Jorhat after she was harassed and assaulted by Congress workers on 31 May