The Gauhati High Court on Monday refused to entertain an application for condonation of delay of 531 days in filling of an appeal against a Single Bench ruling that declared the constitution of Justice K.N. The division bench of the Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Mitali Thakuria observed that not only have the applicants failed to convincingly explain the …
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 the 1980s, the name Prafulla Kumar Mahanta triggered an adrenalin rush in the veins of most of the Assamese people determined to protect their community, land and base against the increasing occupation by illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The party has also been clearly non-committal about Mahanta’s future despite him being one of the founding members and has rather chosen …
Tarun Gogoi is no more. He tried to rebuild the Congress, though Prafulla Kumar Mahanta kept a good hold on Assam politics for another 15 years, ruling the state for two full terms interspersed with President’s Rule and two Congress chief ministers. In the mid-1990s, Tarun Gogoi returned to Assam politics after serving as a Union minister in the PV …
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