As Assam gears up for assembly election early next year, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has already set a combative tone for the campaign. In recent months, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has launched an aggressive, and legally contentious, drive to identify and deport “illegal Bangladeshis”. This move has involved reviving decades-old laws, sidelining…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: With PM Narendra Modi visiting Assam, Congress on Monday accused CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of rampant corruption and police repression, and asked if the PMO will probe the CM on the widespread allegations against him. Congress also asked PM Modi why has the BJP government not…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday refuted allegations of a political “witch hunt” over the controversy involving Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi‘s British wife Elizabeth Colburn, and her alleged links to Pakistan’s ISI. Sarma insisted that his actions are driven purely by national security interests, which can…