3 new parties formed against CAA fail to make a mark in Assam elections
3 years, 7 months ago

3 new parties formed against CAA fail to make a mark in Assam elections

Op India  

While the assembly election results in West Bengal have thrown up a surprise, as the state has given a clear mandate again for TMC against the close contest predicted by most pollsters, there were no such surprises in neighbouring Assam. Ahead of the assembly elections in Assam, three new political parties were formed with one common agenda, to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act. Leaders of two so-called student organisations, All Assam Students Union and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad had come together to form Asom Jatiya Parishad in September last year, with former AASU President Lurinjyoti Gogoi as the leader of the new party. Anchalik Gana Morcha decided to joined the grand alliance of seven parties led by the Congress party, and it had decided to contest in one seat only. Therefore, all the parties that were formed on anti-CAA agenda couldn’t make any mark in the Assam assembly elections, as only one leader won, that too in his personal capacity.

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

Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will
8 months ago

Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will

Hindustan Times  

Manindra Das, 72, from Assam's Cachar district was arrested as an illegal migrant by the border police in 2019 after a Foreigners Tribunal snatched his Indian citizenship in a judgement the year before. According to Kishore Kumar Bhattacharjee from the Assam-based organisation, Citizens’ Right Preservation Committee, the “D Voters” issue, NRC and now CAA, all are instruments of the government …

CAA is against provisions of Assam Accord: Priyanka Gandhi
8 months, 1 week ago

CAA is against provisions of Assam Accord: Priyanka Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday stated that the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act are against the Assam Accord signed nearly four decades ago. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the INDIA bloc’s ‘Loktantra Bachao Rally’ at Ramleela Maidan in New Delhi on March 31. Addressing the crowd during a road show organised in Jorhat in Assam …

INTERVIEW| CAA won't impact Assam's indigenous people; IMDT was discriminatory: Union Minister Sonowal
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

CAA | Only parliamentary law by Congress-led INDIA bloc govt can annul the Act, says Kerala Opposition Leader
9 months, 1 week ago

CAA | Only parliamentary law by Congress-led INDIA bloc govt can annul the Act, says Kerala Opposition Leader

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said only parliamentary legislation by a Congress-led INDIA bloc government can annul the “patently anti-Muslim” and schismatic Citizenship Amendment Act. Inaugurating the Congress’s march to Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on March 13 to protest against the Centre’s notification of the Citizenship Rules, Mr. Satheesan termed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s steady refrain that …

PM Modi reaches Assam amid anti-CAA mood
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi reaches Assam amid anti-CAA mood

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Friday evening amid rising sentiments against the Citizenship Act. Anti-CAA protest The Prime Minister’s visit was preceded by widespread anti-CAA protests by members of the All Assam Students’ Union and the United Opposition Forum Assam, a 16-party bloc headed by the Congress. The anti-CAA mood has been …

Opposition parties in Assam seek meeting with PM Modi over CAA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition parties in Assam seek meeting with PM Modi over CAA

The Hindu  

Opposition parties in Assam have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the State later this week to apprise him of the "volatile situation likely to arise" if the Citizenship Act or CAA is implemented. A letter seeking an appointment with PM Modi was dispatched by state Congress chief Bhupen Borah, who is also the …

Assam's Opposition parties seek meeting with PM Modi on CAA, warn of 'volatile situation' upon rollout
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam's Opposition parties seek meeting with PM Modi on CAA, warn of 'volatile situation' upon rollout

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The 16-party United Opposition Forum of Assam has sought an appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appraise him of the ground situation arising out of Union home minister Amit Shah’s recent statement that the Citizenship Act would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections. A letter, signed by Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah and Assam Jatiya Parishad …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA

The Hindu  

Assam faces another round of protests against the Citizenship Act of 2019 with a conglomerate of 16 political parties and about 30 NGOs announcing a series of agitations. The NGOs headed by the All Assam Students’ Union will also observe a 12-hour hunger strike on March 9 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State. “The Assamese people will …

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Hindustan Times  

Assam witnessed a protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Saturday. Members of the Co-ordination Committee Against CAA, Assam staged a protest at Guwahati’s Lakhidhar Borah Khetra on Saturday afternoon, and it was attended by Sahitya Academy award winning writer Hiren Gohain and other eminent citizens from …

'Will ensure CAA is not implemented if I am elected': Yashwant Sinha ahead of presidential election
2 years, 5 months ago

'Will ensure CAA is not implemented if I am elected': Yashwant Sinha ahead of presidential election

India TV News  

President election 2022: Yashwant Sinha, who was selected as the Opposition presidential candidate, on Wednesday said if he is elected, he will ensure the Citizenship Amendment Act is not implemented. Interacting with opposition lawmakers of Assam, Sinha said the BJP-led government has not been able to implement the CAA so far as it was "foolishly drafted" in a hurry. Yashwant …

If I Am in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Will Ensure CAA is Not Implemented: Yashwant Sinha
2 years, 5 months ago

If I Am in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Will Ensure CAA is Not Implemented: Yashwant Sinha

News 18  

Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said that if he is elected, he will ensure that the Citizenship Amendment Act is not implemented. Interacting with opposition lawmakers of Assam, Sinha said the BJP-led government has not been able to implement the CAA so far as it was ”foolishly drafted” in a hurry. ”Citizenship is a major issue for Assam, …

Assam students union demands for repealing of Citizenship Amendment Act
3 years, 1 month ago

Assam students union demands for repealing of Citizenship Amendment Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The decision of the Central government to repeal the three farm laws after year-long protests may revive the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act movement once again in Assam with the powerful All Assam Students Union on Saturday asserting that like the three farms law, the Central government will have to repeal the “anti-people CAA”. Pointing out that repeal of the three …

Anti-CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi Becomes First MLA in Assam to Win Election from Jail
3 years, 7 months ago

Anti-CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi Becomes First MLA in Assam to Win Election from Jail

News 18  

Jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi became the first Assamese to win an election without hitting the campaign trail, as he clinched the Sibsagar constituency, defeating his nearest rival Surabhi Rajkonwari of the BJP by a decisive 11,875 votes. The founder of the newly floated Raijor Dal — arrested in December 2019 over sedition charges — bagged 57,219 votes as an …

Assam Assembly election results: Full list of winners
3 years, 7 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 CVoter Exit Poll Result 2021: Congress Ahead In Vote Percentage, But Falling Short Of Majority
3 years, 7 months ago

Assam CVoter Exit Poll Result 2021: Congress Ahead In Vote Percentage, But Falling Short Of Majority

ABP News  

ABP-Cvoter Exit Poll Results 2021 LIVE: Currently, Assam is being governed by a Bharatiya Janata Party led NDA coalition. On the other hand, the grand alliance in Assam consisting of eight parties will see Indian National Congress contesting on 94 seats, Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF on 14, Bodoland People’s Front on 12, and Communist Party of India on 2. You can …

BJP planned creation of AJP, Raijor Dal to split anti-CAA votes: Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 8 months ago

BJP planned creation of AJP, Raijor Dal to split anti-CAA votes: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam’s Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the BJP had encouraged the creation of two regional parties — the Assam Jatiya Parishad and jailed activist Akhil Gogoi’s Raijor Dal — ahead of the State polls in order to split the anti-Citizenship Act votes. Whether it is AJP or Raijor Dal or any other party, they have been floated …

Assam polls: Several ministers, deputy Speaker in fray in second phase
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam polls: Several ministers, deputy Speaker in fray in second phase

Hindustan Times  

The fate of Assam ministers including Piyush Hazarika, Parimalsukla Baidya, Bhabesh Kalita and deputy speaker of State Assembly Aminul Haque Laskar will be decided in the second phase of Assembly polls on Thursday. Former Congress minister Gautam Roy is contesting from Katigorah on a BJP ticket, while former Deputy Speaker Dilip Kumar Paul, who resigned from the BJP after he …

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Strong regionalism, and not polls, is key to survival of Assamese sub-nationalism
3 years, 8 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 …

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC
3 years, 8 months ago

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dilemma regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in election-bound West Bengal and Assam became obvious on Tuesday when the party released its manifesto for the Assam elections. The party’s national president JP Nadda, while releasing the poll manifesto in Assam, said CAA cannot be changed through a state legislation and …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Campaigning ends for phase 1 polls
3 years, 8 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 Election: CAA unlikely to be major poll issue as not all see Act detrimental to state, say experts
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Election: CAA unlikely to be major poll issue as not all see Act detrimental to state, say experts

Firstpost  

In December 2019, a vast swathe in Assam erupted in vociferous protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019, fuelling speculation about the future of the BJP-led coalition government in the state. Almost one-and-a-half years later the issue has not fizzled out with the All Assam Students’ Union relaunching the agitation against the controversial law and the Opposition Congress leaving no stone …

Voters' Brahmastra will throw BJP out of power in Assam: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
3 years, 8 months ago

Voters' Brahmastra will throw BJP out of power in Assam: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

India Today  

Ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in Assam, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that voters' Brahmastra will throw the party out of power in the state. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Bhupesh Baghel said, “A democracy provides each citizen with the Brahmastra of …

Assam Assembly Election 2021: As Raijor Dal and AJP 'friendlies' near, time will tell if disaster or masterstroke
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Election 2021: As Raijor Dal and AJP 'friendlies' near, time will tell if disaster or masterstroke

Firstpost  

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 or in retreat. The new political parties — Raijor Dal and Assam Jatiya Parishad — that were formed on the backdrop of the anti-CAA are facing their first electoral battle in this state election. Image courtesy …

Assam polls: BJP releases poll manifesto, promises NRC correction and freedom from vagaries of floods
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam polls: BJP releases poll manifesto, promises NRC correction and freedom from vagaries of floods

Firstpost  

Guwahati: BJP President JP Nadda on Tuesday asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act has been passed by the Parliament and will be implemented “in time”. BJP national president JP Nadda releases party manifesto for #AssamAssemblyElections2021 Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and state Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are also present. pic.twitter.com/AOXpkmXXbp — ANI March 23, 2021 …

Assam Assembly Election 2021 | CAA will be implemented after polls, says BJP chief
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Election 2021 | CAA will be implemented after polls, says BJP chief

The Hindu  

Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass has said his party will implement the Citizenship Act after the three-phase Assembly elections in the State ending on April 6. The CAA offers fast-track citizenship to non-Muslims who allegedly fled religious persecution in three neighbouring countries and took refuge in India by December 31, 2014. “The BJP leaders may be keeping quiet on …

Assam divided into pre-CAA, post-CAA: Gaurav Gogoi
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam divided into pre-CAA, post-CAA: Gaurav Gogoi

The Hindu  

Strongly defending Congress joining hands with AIUDF, Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said the socio-politico scenario of Assam changed completely after the Citizenship Act, uniting those opposed to the contentious legislation as per wishes of the people. “But they switched stance and voted in favour of CAA in Rajya Sabha, thereby delegitimising the Assam agitation and the Assam …

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation
3 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation

India Today  

Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, All Assam Students' Union has launched fresh protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. Apart from Guwahati, the students' organisation also held anti-CAA agitations in Biswanath, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Nalbari and other parts of the state. The AASU held the fresh anti-CAA agitation across Assam on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra …

Frontier politics: The Hindu Editorial on identity issues taking centrestage in Assam Assembly Elections 2021
3 years, 9 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 …

Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam Assembly polls from Sivasagar
3 years, 9 months ago

Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam Assembly polls from Sivasagar

India Today  

Jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming Assam Assembly election from Sivasagar constituency as a candidate of the newly formed political party Raijor Dal. Akhil Gogoi is also the president of Raijor Dal backed by Assam’s farmer organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti and 70 other organisations. He further said that, president of Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi will contest …

Jailed Activist Akhil Gogoi to Contest Assam Elections from Sibsagar Constituency
3 years, 9 months ago

Jailed Activist Akhil Gogoi to Contest Assam Elections from Sibsagar Constituency

News 18  

Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming elections in Assam from Sibsagar as a candidate of his newly-floated Raijor Dal. Announcing the list of 17 candidates that the party fielded in the first two phases, Raijor Dal working president Bhasco De Saikia said that Gogoi, the party’s president, will contest from the Sibsagar constituency in Upper Assam. In the …

Assam polls 2021: BJP, Congress, AIUDF full list of candidates
3 years, 9 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 …

BJP talks of implementing CAA everywhere but goes mum on it in Assam: Priyanka Gandhi
3 years, 9 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 …

To oust BJP, Congress begins 'Save Assam' campaign with CAA as core poll issue
3 years, 10 months ago

To oust BJP, Congress begins 'Save Assam' campaign with CAA as core poll issue

India Today  

As the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 is back in political discourse in Assam with elections to its assembly just weeks away, Congress has made it the party's core issue to "save" the poll-bound state. A team of the Congress, headed by Deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaura Gogoi, MP Pradyut Bordoloi, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Ripun Bora, …

Why CAA has made a comeback in Bengal, Assam and Kerala polls
3 years, 10 months ago

Why CAA has made a comeback in Bengal, Assam and Kerala polls

India Today  

The Citizenship Amendment Act was passed by Parliament in 2019, evoking a series of protests across the country. Following Amit Shah’s thrust for the CAA, other BJP leaders amplified the statement in Bengal, Assam and also Kerala. The BJP expects to gain from non-Muslim immigrant vote bank while the Congress and TMC eye the Muslim vote bank opposed to the …

Congress will never implement CAA if voted to power in Assam: Rahul
3 years, 10 months ago

Congress will never implement CAA if voted to power in Assam: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

Sivasagar: Accusing the BJP and RSS of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship Act if voted to power in the state. Addressing his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April, Gandhi said that the …

Will never implement CAA if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi at his maiden Assam rally ahead of polls
3 years, 10 months ago

Will never implement CAA if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi at his maiden Assam rally ahead of polls

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he will never implement the Citizenship Act if voted to power in the state. "If Assam is divided, then Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Home Minister Amit Shah will not be affected, but the people of Assam and the rest of India will be affected." At the rally, Gandhi said Assam needs …

Congress, Left and other opposition parties in Assam form anti-BJP grand alliance for Assembly election
3 years, 11 months ago

Congress, Left and other opposition parties in Assam form anti-BJP grand alliance for Assembly election

The Hindu  

Six opposition parties of Assam on Tuesday formed a ‘Mahajotbandhan’ to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies in the upcoming Assembly election. Leaders of the Congress, the All India United Democratic Front, the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India and the newly- formed regional party Anchalik Gana Morcha announced the …

Ahead of 2021 Elections, Leading Artists & Performers of Assam Join BJP and Congress
4 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of 2021 Elections, Leading Artists & Performers of Assam Join BJP and Congress

News 18  

Several reputed singers, lyricist and choreographers joined both the Congress and the BJP in Assam on Tuesday. Those joining the grand old party included music composer Ajay Phukon, singer Babu Baruah, Nekib Ahmed and Anupam Saikia along with scores of other artists. Singers and music directors like Phukon and Baruah have been leading the artist fight against CAA since the …

Ahead of 2021 Assam Assembly Polls, AASU & AJYCP Form 16-member Committee to Shape New Party Action Plan
4 years, 4 months ago

Ahead of 2021 Assam Assembly Polls, AASU & AJYCP Form 16-member Committee to Shape New Party Action Plan

News 18  

Thirty-five years after the Assam Gana Parishad was formed to fulfill expectations of indigenous people in Assam, the state is going to witness another regional political party born out of the students' organisation with an aim to fulfill an unfulfilled promise of its predecessors. The All Assam Students' Union and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad on Wednesday announced the formation …

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