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Assam CM’s Distasteful Comment on MLA Akhil Gogoi’s ‘Mental Health’ Draws Flak
25 May 2021
Four activists belonging to different organisations were picked up by the Assam Police during a midnight raid on Monday in Sivasagar district fearing protests over CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comments,…
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Newly Elected MLA Akhil Gogoi Accuses Security Personnel of Mistreating Ahead of Oath Taking Ceremony
22 May 2021
Gogoi, who has been in jail since December 2019 on charges of sedition and inciting violence during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam, is the first from the state to contest and…
Taha Amin Mazumder
Assam Elections: Why BJP Won Despite Huge Anti-Incumbency Initially
07 May 2021
It was a mix of communal polarisation and late developmental initiatives vis-à-vis too many anti-BJP parties in the fray and candidate selection issues.
PTI
Akhil Gogoi First in Assam to Win Election from Jail
03 May 2021
The 46-year-old farm leader and anti-CAA activist defeated his BJP rival as an Independent candidate without hitting the campaign trail.
PTI
Akhil Gogoi Alleges Torture in Custody, Claims NIA Offered Bail if he Joins RSS, BJP
23 Mar 2021
In a letter released publicly, the Assam farmer leader also alleged that he was offered Rs 20 crore to start an NGO by leaving the peasant body Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti.
Taha Amin Mazumdar
Assam Elections: Row Over ST Status of 6 Tribes a Challenge for BJP in 1st Phase
22 Mar 2021
The areas that are going to vote in the first phase of elections comprise upper and North Assam, where at least five of the six tribes form a considerable proportion of population.
Taha Amin Mazumdar
Assam Elections: Emerging Regional Parties, Alliances Need to Bust BJP’s ‘Nationalism’ Narrative
30 Jan 2021
This is the second and last part of a two-part series on identitarian politics in Assam and its implications for the upcoming Assembly polls as new parties and fresh alliances enter the fray.
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Assam: Jailed Peasant Leader Akhil Gogoi Named President of KMSS-backed Raijor Dal
09 Jan 2021
The announcement came a day after the Gauhati High Court rejected Gogoi’s bail plea for the second time since his arrest in December 2019.
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Assam Elections: Opposition Alliance to Launch Joint Protest Against BJP’s 'Misrule'
27 Oct 2020
As per reports, APCC chief Ripun Bora had announced the decision of the Left parties including the Communist Party of India and CPI (Marxist-Leninist) to join hands with the Congress for the upcoming…