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BJP govt led by Himanta Biswa Sarma introduces Uniform Civil Code bill in Assam Vidhan Sabha: Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
The state's Legislative Assembly will hold a special session from 21st to 26th May. The UCC bill is scheduled to be a part of it.
Crime

Assam Civil Services Officer Lachit Kumar Das arrested for accepting bribe to issue NOC for inter-religious transfer of land, ₹1.18 crore cash seized

OpIndia Staff -
The action against Das came after the complaint said that he was asked to pay ₹1 lakh for obtaining a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for a land sale.
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Assam: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal claims Congress leader Debabrata Saikia will contest Nagaon bypolls on BJP ticket, says lone Hindu Congress MLA should be leader...

OpIndia Staff -
Badruddin Ajmal said that his party will strongly oppose the Uniform Civil Code in Assam Assembly.
News Reports

Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as leader of BJP and NDA legislative party in Assam, to take oath as CM for the second term on...

OpIndia Staff -
Marking the formal beginning of the third consecutive NDA government in Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma was today unanimously elected as the leader of...
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Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi suffers a massive defeat in Jorhat constituency, party reduced from 29 seats to 20 under his leadership in the...

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading comfortably from the Jalukbari constituency.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma set to be the only CM to retain power among 4 states that went to polls, NDA heading for landslide victory...

OpIndia Staff -
In a decisive verdict in the assembly elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is all set to script history by becoming the only...
News Reports

Assembly elections: Exit polls predict change of government in Kerala, close contest in West Bengal, pro-incumbency verdict predicted in Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry

OpIndia Staff -
Polling for the high-stakes Assembly elections in five States and one Union Territory, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry, concluded today amid...
Crime

Assam: Hindus forced to eat beef and convert to Islam at rehab centre run by Zahirul, victims jump from top floor of the building...

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindus, who were admitted to the facility, were also coerced into eating beef (cow meat). If the victims refused, they were beaten with pipes and iron rods.
News Reports

Highest voter turnout marks assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal: The possible reasons for the unprecedented numbers and who...

Rukma Rathore -
The "highest-ever poll participation since Independence" in Bengal and Tamil Nadu was commended by the Election Commission
News Reports

For decades, Assam’s political narrative was about Assamese Vs Bengalis, then Himanta Biswa Sarma changed it and united all Hindus: Story from a Bengali...

Dibakar Dutta -
Previously unheard and unseen in Assam politics, Himanta Biswa Sarma took an objective approach to draw a much-needed distinction between Bengali Hindu refugees (who migrated to the Indian State to flee persecution) and Bengali Muslim infiltrators (who came to Assam for economic opportunities).
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