Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Leaflet seeks answers from BJP in Assam tea gardens
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Leaflet seeks answers from BJP in Assam tea gardens

The Hindu  

Has the BJP given you Scheduled Tribe status? The only reason that the questions are aimed at the BJP is that the party has been in power for five years along with its associates and the tea workers largely voted for them for the promised ‘parivartan’ and ‘achche din’,” AAASA president Stephen Lakra told The Hindu on Wednesday. “The idea behind giving each of our adult community members the 11-question leaflet is not to make any analysis but to let them be aware of the promises made so that they can ask questions to whenever BJP or AGP candidates or leaders canvass in their areas,” he said. The Adivasis, loosely referred to as “tea tribes” and “ex-tea tribes”, have been demanding ST status along with five other communities — Chutiya, Koch-Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran and Tai-Ahom. Among the questions is “What has been your ‘vikas’ as promised by the BJP?” The questionnaire ends with: “Will you vote for BJP again this time?”

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Give ST status to tea tribe community of Assam, Hemant Soren tells Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Give ST status to tea tribe community of Assam, Hemant Soren tells Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren wrote to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday demanding Scheduled Tribe status for the tea tribe community. The Jharkhand Chief Minister said while OBCs are entitled to reservations in education and employment, STs enjoy “more comprehensive” protection and benefits. Mr. Soren said he was aware of the “significant challenges” faced by the tea …

Assam Election Results 2024 highlights LIVE: BJP secures over 1 lakh votes in Guwahati, Silchar, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Darrang-Udalgiri
7 months, 1 week ago

Assam Election Results 2024 highlights LIVE: BJP secures over 1 lakh votes in Guwahati, Silchar, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Darrang-Udalgiri

The Hindu  

The BJP-led NDA on June 4 swept the Lok Sabha elections in Assam bagging 11 of the 14 seats while Congress bagged three, election officials said. The BJP retained nine seats, the same as in the 2019 polls, while its allies the United People’s Party Liberal made a debut in the Kokrajhar seat and Asom Gana Parishad emerged victorious in …

Congress, three regional parties discuss front for 2026 Assam Assembly election
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress, three regional parties discuss front for 2026 Assam Assembly election

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Top leaders of the Assam unit of Congress and three anti-BJP regional parties met Tuesday night for a potential front to contest the 2026 State Assembly election together. They also discussed the possibility of forming an umbrella organisation of anti-BJP regional parties “to safeguard the regional interests of Assam and its indigenous peoples” and encourage small political parties representing …

Congress seeks to make most of BJP’s failure in keeping Assam ST status promise
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress seeks to make most of BJP’s failure in keeping Assam ST status promise

Hindustan Times  

In the run-up to the 2014 polls, Narendra Modi, who was then the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s prime ministerial candidate, met representatives of Assam’s Tai Ahoms, Tea Tribes, Morans, Muttocks, Sooteas, and Koch-Rajbongshis in Guwahati and backed their demand for Scheduled Tribe status to these communities. Congress leader Pawan Singh Ghatowar, who belongs to a tea tribe, said there is …

INTERVIEW| CAA won't impact Assam's indigenous people; IMDT was discriminatory: Union Minister Sonowal
9 months, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW| CAA won't impact Assam's indigenous people; IMDT was discriminatory: Union Minister Sonowal

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Union Minister and BJP candidate in Dibrugarh, Sarbananda Sonowal, expressed confidence on Sunday in the party securing a third term and reaching the 400-seat target set for the National Democratic Alliance. Speaking about the Citizenship Amendment Act, the former Assam CM said that it won't impact the identity of indigenous people in the state and accused the Congress of …

Congress focusing on ST assembly constituencies
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress focusing on ST assembly constituencies

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Putting its best foot forward in the Telangana Assembly polls this time, the Congress is especially focusing on winning the ST constituencies. Senior Congress leader Naresh Jadhav, who was made Adilabad Parliament in-charge for the elections and AICC secretary P.C. Priyanka Gandhi might also address public meetings in some other ST constituencies in Warangal and Khammam districts in the …

Assam Cabinet decides to increase medical seats for six communities demanding ST status
2 years, 3 months ago

Assam Cabinet decides to increase medical seats for six communities demanding ST status

Firstpost  

The meeting, chaired by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, also decided to increase the upper age limit at entry level posts in medical colleges for general, OBC, MOBC, and SC/ST category applicants Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet has decided to increase the number of reserved seats by two each for the six communities demanding Scheduled Tribe status in medical education from the …

Assam CM, representatives of 6 communities agree to tripartite meeting on ST status
2 years, 3 months ago

Assam CM, representatives of 6 communities agree to tripartite meeting on ST status

India TV News  

The Assam government and representatives of six communities demanding Scheduled Tribe status have agreed to a tripartite meeting to resolve the issue, following talks with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday. “Held a meeting with representatives of Adivasi, Chutia, Koch Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran and Tai Ahom communities with regard to their demand for ST status. The chief minister said …

Six Assam communities threaten to launch stir over ST status demand
2 years, 3 months ago

Six Assam communities threaten to launch stir over ST status demand

The Hindu  

Six communities in Assam have threatened to launch a coordinated stir over the “inordinate delay” in granting them Scheduled Tribe status. On Thursday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the ST status ball was in the court of the Rajya Sabha and the State government could do little about it. “It is unfortunate that the Narendra Modi government has not …

Assam Govt Announces Rs 500-crore Package for Paper Mill Workers at BJP Meet
2 years, 7 months ago

Assam Govt Announces Rs 500-crore Package for Paper Mill Workers at BJP Meet

News 18  

A relief package of ₹500 crore for paper mill workers, share of land acquisition compensation for tea garden workers and caste certificates were among the major announcements made by the Assam government as the two-day state executive meet of the Bharatiya Janata Party at Diphu, Karbi Anglong, concluded on Wednesday. Among the other announcements were the share of compensation for …

New in Northeast | In Assam, clearing a tea garden to make way for an airport
2 years, 7 months ago

New in Northeast | In Assam, clearing a tea garden to make way for an airport

Hindustan Times  

A month ago, on May 12, over 100 excavators and bulldozers began uprooting nearly three million tea plants in the Doloo tea estate of Assam’s Cachar district to make way for a greenfield airport to be constructed in the area. Nearly three weeks after a portion of Doloo tea estate was cleared to make way for the new airport, a …

Assam cleared tea estate for ‘imaginary’ airport
2 years, 7 months ago

Assam cleared tea estate for ‘imaginary’ airport

The Hindu  

The Assam government had used a fleet of bulldozers and excavators to clear swathes of a tea estate for an “imaginary” airport, information provided by the Civil Aviation Ministry has revealed. In a May 31 reply to an application under the Right to Information Act, the Ministry said it had not received any proposal for the construction of a greenfield …

Election on 80 Municipal Boards underway in Assam; over 2,500 candidates in the fray
2 years, 10 months ago

Election on 80 Municipal Boards underway in Assam; over 2,500 candidates in the fray

India TV News  

Highlights More than 16 lakh voters will cast their votes today Candidates from BJP, Congress and Asom Gana Parishad are in the fray For the first time, EVMs are used instead of ballot papers in these elections Polls for 80 Municipal Boards comprising 977 wards across the state have begun in Assam. More than 16 lakh voters comprising 8.32 lakh …

Bar CM from campaigning in Assam bypolls: Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Bar CM from campaigning in Assam bypolls: Congress

The Hindu  

The Assam unit of Congress has asked the State’s chief electoral officer to bar Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from campaigning in the byelections for violating the model code of conduct. In a memorandum submitted to the Election Commission on Saturday, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Kumar Borah said promises from the Chief Minister have been flying thick and …

ST status demand: Assam CM Himanta meets Tai-Ahom, Matak community leaders
3 years, 3 months ago

ST status demand: Assam CM Himanta meets Tai-Ahom, Matak community leaders

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, September 26, 2021, held separate discussions with representatives of Tai-Ahom and Matak communities on their demand for being accorded the Scheduled Tribe status, according to an official statement. On the demand for ST status by the Matak community, Sarma informed them that the State government has agreed in principle to recommend to …

UP Next: BJP Emerges as Powerful Alternative Among Tribals Where Congress, SP, BSP are Struggling
3 years, 4 months ago

UP Next: BJP Emerges as Powerful Alternative Among Tribals Where Congress, SP, BSP are Struggling

News 18  

Whenever we talk about Uttar Pradesh politics, we rarely discuss about tribals and their presence in it. If we map the political history of these social groups, we will find that after Independence, the tribes of Uttar Pradesh mostly appeared as a base vote for the Congress. But in 1980s and 1990s, the Congress hegemony among tribal communities of UP …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Hindu consolidation pays off for BJP
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Hindu consolidation pays off for BJP

The Hindu  

After wresting Assam from the Congress in 2016, the Bharatiya Janata Party was able to retain the State in the recently concluded Assembly election, thus strengthening its eastern footprint. image/svg+xml Choice by Religion and Ethnicity Voted for Mahajot Voted for NDA Voted AJP-RD alliance Voted for others Hindus 19 67 7 8 Muslims 81 11 2 6 Others 36 48 …

Tea Workers Remain Loyal to BJP, Minorities to Congr-AIUDF in Assam Polls
3 years, 8 months ago

Tea Workers Remain Loyal to BJP, Minorities to Congr-AIUDF in Assam Polls

News 18  

Tea garden workers and minorities, the two dominant vote banks in Assam have remained loyal to the BJP-led alliance and Congress-AIUDF respectively in the 2021 assembly polls. A snubbed Congress had made all-out effort to regain its lost ground this time with its election campaign focusing on increasing the daily wages of tea garden workers to Rs 365 from the …

Assam Assembly election results: Full list of winners
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Assembly election results: Full list of winners

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party -led alliance is all set to retain power and form the next government in Assam, trends of election result show as of 12 am. As per the figures put out by the Election Commission of India, the BJP is leading in 53 of the 126 seats, the Congress in 25 seats, the All India United Democratic …

Assam assembly poll Phase 3 voting: 337 candidates, 40 constituencies, 79 lakh voters
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam assembly poll Phase 3 voting: 337 candidates, 40 constituencies, 79 lakh voters

India Today  

The third and final phase of Assam assembly polls for 40 constituencies will be held on April 6 in 12 Lower Assam districts including three districts under the Bodoland Territorial Region area. In the third phase of the poll, several prominent candidates are contesting including six ministers under the Sarbananda Sonowal-led state government Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Chandra …

Congress moves EC over advert disguised as news story claiming BJP victory in Assam
3 years, 9 months ago

Congress moves EC over advert disguised as news story claiming BJP victory in Assam

India Today  

Congress in Assam has filed a complaint with the Election Commission seeking action after a BJP “The provocation is a gross violation today in all the Assam papers, a front-page misleading @ECISVEEP Just look at these newspapers from assam there is a common AD from BJP in the top written as "BJP TO WIN ALL CONSTITUENCIES OF UPPER ASSAM" we …

Assam Election: First Phase of Polling Could Decide Final Result
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Election: First Phase of Polling Could Decide Final Result

The Quint  

Upper and North Assam has a comparatively lower population of Bengali-speaking voters and a higher concentration of ethnic Assamese voters, tea tribes and plain tribes like Misings and Sonowal Cacharis. But the BJP government's failure to fulfill its promise of providing Rs 351 per day wage to tea garden workers has left many dissatisfied. Three of the Congress' most prominent …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Will bring law against ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’: Amit Shah
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Will bring law against ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP would bring in laws against ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’. Addressing party rallies at Kamalpur and Jagiroad, Mr. Shah said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and All India United Democratic Front president Badruddin Ajmal were synonymous with ‘tourism’ and ‘infiltration’ respectively. We say Srimanta Sankaradeva, Madhabdeva and Lachit Borphukan are Assam’s …

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Strong regionalism, and not polls, is key to survival of Assamese sub-nationalism
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Strong regionalism, and not polls, is key to survival of Assamese sub-nationalism

Firstpost  

In the emotion of Assamese sub-nationalism thrives regionalism for Assam, and it is for the community — and neither AJP nor Raijor Dal or anyone else — to decide what future course it seeks for itself Editor’s note: Regionalism or more effectively Assamese sub-nationalism has always been part and parcel of politics in Assam whether this idea is in vogue …

Spotlight on Assam's tea garden districts as first phase of campaigning ends; Opposition bets on CAA, BJP offers NRC correction
3 years, 9 months ago

Spotlight on Assam's tea garden districts as first phase of campaigning ends; Opposition bets on CAA, BJP offers NRC correction

Firstpost  

A total of 47 seats will go to polls on 27 March, which will decide the fate of 264 candidates, including Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Congress’ Debabrata Saikia and Ripun Bora, jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad president Lurinjyoti Gogoi The high-pitched campaign for the first phase of the Assam election ended on Thursday with polling set …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Campaigning ends for phase 1 polls
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Campaigning ends for phase 1 polls

The Hindu  

Campaigning for the first phase of the Assam Assembly elections covering 47 of the 126 constituencies came to an end on Thursday. While the BJP insists CAA has no impact on the ground, Congress made it one of its five main issues, as did two new regional parties — Assam Jatiya Parishad and Raijor Dal — that were forged in …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Political parties in Assam go all out to woo tea garden workers
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Political parties in Assam go all out to woo tea garden workers

The Hindu  

Assam's tea garden workers are being wooed by political parties of all shades with promises of sops galore, as they comprise a hefty share of the State's electorate. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made particular efforts to woo the community with both visiting tea gardens and enjoying a cups of tea and lunch with tea garden worke₹The …

It is BJP’s failures vs Congress’ guarantees in Assam
3 years, 9 months ago

It is BJP’s failures vs Congress’ guarantees in Assam

The Hindu  

THE issues of raised by the Congress-led eight-party alliance of opposition parties—such as such as unemployment and price rise—have become the talking points in Assam, heightening the level of discomfort for the Bharatiya Janata Party -led ruling alliance ahead of the three-phase Assembly election beginning March 27. The Congress has accused the BJP of going back on its electoral promises …

Assam Assembly election: Congress-AIUDF Mahajoth is 'mahajooth', says Narendra Modi
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly election: Congress-AIUDF Mahajoth is 'mahajooth', says Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

Bihpuria/Sipajhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon the people of Assam to beware of the Congress-AIUDF ‘Mahajoth’ as it is a ‘Mahajhoot’. “I have come to awaken you to the fact that Congress’s hand is with those forces that are a danger to the state’s identity and culture,” Modi said. “With the people’s increasing trust in the BJP …

Assam Assembly polls | Pay revised wages to workers, Himanta tells tea companies
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly polls | Pay revised wages to workers, Himanta tells tea companies

The Hindu  

Assam Finance Minister and BJP’s chief poll strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday warned tea estate owners to pay daily wages to their workers at the revised rate or face the music. We revised it to ₹217 but a few tea garden owners went to the High Court against the revision in connivance with the Congress,” he told a crowd …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto

The Hindu  

Waiving off the debts of farmers and beginning the process of identification of illegal immigrants topped the list of promises in the Congress manifesto that former party president Rahul Gandhi released in Guwahati on Saturday. The Congress pledged to take steps to solve the problem of illegal immigrants based on the March 25, 1971 cut-off date as prescribed in the …

No wage hike in Assam tea gardens for now, says Gauhati High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

No wage hike in Assam tea gardens for now, says Gauhati High Court

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court has given tea estate owners in Assam the “liberty” to decide if they want to follow the State government’s order on increasing the daily wages of plantation workers by ₹50. Hearing a petition of the Indian Tea Association and 17 tea companies for staying the wage hike, Justice Michael Zothankhuma on March 16 said the interim …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Congress-led Mahajot party count now 10
3 years, 10 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Congress-led Mahajot party count now 10

The Hindu  

The size of the Congress-led Mahajot family in poll-bound Assam has increased to 10. Two community-based parties — Jimochayan People’s Party, or JDPP, and Adivasi National Party — together claim to have influence in some 50 of the State’s 126 Assembly seats. Two others — former BJP ally the Bodoland People’s Front and the Rashtriya Janata Dal — joined later. …

Frontier politics: The Hindu Editorial on identity issues taking centrestage in Assam Assembly Elections 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

Frontier politics: The Hindu Editorial on identity issues taking centrestage in Assam Assembly Elections 2021

The Hindu  

The BJP’s rise to power in Assam in 2016 was remarkable, and the party has set an even higher goal this time, to win 100 of the 126 Assembly seats along with its allies, the Asom Gana Parishad, United People’s Party Liberal and the Rabha Joutha Mancha. An alliance of regional parties, the Assam Jatiya Parishad and Akhil Gogoi’s Raijor …

Congress announces list of 40 candidates for Assam assembly polls
3 years, 10 months ago

Congress announces list of 40 candidates for Assam assembly polls

India Today  

Congress on Saturday released the first list of the party candidates for 40 assembly constituencies in the first phase of three-phase Assam assembly polls. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Ripun Bora will contest from Gohpur seat while six sitting MLAs of the party have also got party tickets. Former BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarma who joined Congress last year will …

Assam polls 2021: BJP, Congress, AIUDF full list of candidates
3 years, 10 months ago

Assam polls 2021: BJP, Congress, AIUDF full list of candidates

India TV News  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam is campaigning aggressively to retain power. Senior BJP leaders including Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his deputy Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP in-charge for state Jay Panda and central leaders have already began whirlwind campaign to highlight the government's achievements in the last five years. The outcome of the Assam polls which will have an …

Assam polls 2021: BJP, allies finalise sharing of 86 out of 126 seats
3 years, 10 months ago

Assam polls 2021: BJP, allies finalise sharing of 86 out of 126 seats

India TV News  

The BJP and its two alliance partners in Assam -- the AGP and UPPL -- have finalised their seat-sharing arrangements in 86 Assembly segments where polling will be held mostly in the first and second phase, BJP state unit chief Ranjit Dass said on Thursday night. The BJP state unit chief said his party will announce its own candidates for …

BJP talks of implementing CAA everywhere but goes mum on it in Assam: Priyanka Gandhi
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP talks of implementing CAA everywhere but goes mum on it in Assam: Priyanka Gandhi

India Today  

Starting her two-day visit to poll-bound Assam, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over its "silence" on implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. Addressing a rally in Tezpur on Tuesday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "All over India, the BJP talks of implementing CAA, but why does it become mum on it in …

Assam polls 2021: Priyanka Gandhi promises Rs 2,000 'grihini samman' to housewives, 5 lakh jobs
3 years, 10 months ago

Assam polls 2021: Priyanka Gandhi promises Rs 2,000 'grihini samman' to housewives, 5 lakh jobs

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who is on a two-day Assam tour, on Tuesday promised that the grand old party will provide Rs 2,000 monthly allowance to housewives in the state if it forms the next government. Addressing a rally in Tezpur, Vadra said that the condition of tea garden workers has remained the same during the last five …

Assam polls 2021: Priyanka Vadra tries hand at plucking tea leaves in Biswanath - Video
3 years, 10 months ago

Assam polls 2021: Priyanka Vadra tries hand at plucking tea leaves in Biswanath - Video

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam was seen plucking tea leaves and interacting with tea garden workers in Biswanath. The video shows Priyanka taking instructions from tea garden workers on how to pluck tea leaves. Priyanka's visit to a tea garden assumes significance as the BJP government recently increased the daily …

BJP ally in Assam snap ties, joins 'Mahagathbandhan'
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP ally in Assam snap ties, joins 'Mahagathbandhan'

India TV News  

Just a month ahead of the Assam Assembly polls, in a significant political development on Saturday, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's estranged ally Bodoland People's Front has announced to snap ties with the party and has joined Congress led grand alliance to fight the assembly polls. BPF President Hagrama Mohilary in a tweet on Saturday night said: "To work for Peace, …

1.08 lakh 'D' voters will not be allowed to vote in Assam polls: CEO
3 years, 10 months ago

1.08 lakh 'D' voters will not be allowed to vote in Assam polls: CEO

India TV News  

Assam has 1.08 lakh D or doubtful voters who will not exercise their franchise in the forthcoming assembly polls to be held in three phases on March 27, April one and April six, Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade said on Saturday. A total electorate of 2,32,44,454 comprising 1,17,42,661 male, 1,14,43,259 female and 442 of the third gender, will exercise their …

BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls
3 years, 10 months ago

BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls

India TV News  

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on Saturday increased the daily wages of scores of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day, officials said. The officials said that the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers from Rs 167 …

ABP News C-Voter Opinion Poll 2021: Will Sonowal Led BJP Regain Power Or The NRC Factor Has Changed The Numbers?
3 years, 11 months ago

ABP News C-Voter Opinion Poll 2021: Will Sonowal Led BJP Regain Power Or The NRC Factor Has Changed The Numbers?

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party created history in Assam 5 years ago, ending the Congress’s 15-year rule with a decisive mandate that vaulted it to power in the state for the first time. Sonowal’s presence meant the BJP fought the election with a definite chief ministerial candidate—the first time that it did so in Assam. According to the Opinion poll conducted …

Assam BJP MLAs want misconceptions removed
5 years ago

Assam BJP MLAs want misconceptions removed

The Hindu  

A group of 20 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs on Thursday met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal seeking creation of an atmosphere where the legislators can face the people for removing misconceptions about the Citizenship Act. Assam Accord The BJP’s Sootea MLA Padma Hazarika said the government must hasten the process of implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, 1985, that …

Understanding Assam protests: About the need for NRC, not against CAB
5 years, 1 month ago

Understanding Assam protests: About the need for NRC, not against CAB

Op India  

There are significant protests underway in Assam after the Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha. — Aniruddha Ghosal December 12, 2019 Thus, it can be safely said that the CAB has significant support even among the Assamese community. Their voices may get drowned by the protesters, however, the results of the General Elections clearly show that the …

Adivasis and the Indian State: Abysmal wages, ineffective labour unions leave tribal tea garden workers high and dry
5 years, 4 months ago

Adivasis and the Indian State: Abysmal wages, ineffective labour unions leave tribal tea garden workers high and dry

Firstpost  

It has been 71 years since Independence. Workers on tea plantations have to contend with woefully low wages, inadequate implementation of the Plantation Labour Act, gross violation of the Provident Fund Act and an overall lack of agency in their work. Neglect of Plantation Labour Act, 1951 The wages of the tea garden workers in West Bengal are presently lower …

Six Assam groups to be accorded ST status
6 years ago

Six Assam groups to be accorded ST status

The Hindu  

In a bid to calm tempers in Assam in the wake of vociferous protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that a Bill to declare six communities in Assam as Scheduled Tribes would be introduced in the current session of Parliament. Speaking on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on …

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