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Sarma also appealed to insurgent outfits, including the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent), to eschew violence and come to the negotiating table.
ET Bureau
Himanta Biswa Sarma was on Monday sworn in as the 15th chief minister of Assam. Sarma said dealing with the Covid pandemic, fulfilling the election promises which include providing an error-free National Register of Citizens (
NRC), micro finance loan waiver and mitigating the impact of floods are the priorities of his government.
He also appealed to insurgent outfits, including the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent), to eschew violence and come to the negotiating table.
Assam gets first woman finance minister; Covid top agenda in maiden cabinet meet
Assam gets first woman finance minister; Covid top agenda in maiden cabinet meet
A day after being sworn in as the chief minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed portfolios to his cabinet ministers. At the first cabinet meet of the new Assam government, Covid-19 remained the top priority.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma holds first cabinet meeting after forming the new government in the state. (Photo: PTI)
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday distributed portfolios to 13 members of his cabinet, a day after the new council of ministers were sworn in. With Ajanta Neog taking charge of the finance department, the state got its first woman finance minister.
Assam Gets Its First Woman Finance Minister As Sarma Distributes Portfolios
A former minister in the Congress government, Ajanta Neog jumped ship before the Assembly elections
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Ajanta Neog made history after she was sworn in as Assam’s first woman finance minister after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday distributed portfolios to 13 members of his cabinet.
The finance ministry, which Sarma held in the Sarbananda Sonowal government, has been allotted to a woman minister for the first time in the state.
Poll violence in Bengal: Assam providing food and shelter to BJP workers sheltered in state
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Assam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a team led by Assam BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass has gone to Dhubri to interact with BJP workers who are sheltered in Assam after post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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Assam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a team led by Assam BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass has gone to Dhubri to interact with BJP workers who are sheltered in Assam after post-poll violence in West Bengal. Around 300 to 400 people from North Bengal have fled due to violence or anticipating violence on Tuesday. TMC came back to power in the results declared on Sunday.
Assam polls: BJP dismantles its committees in state, districts after dismal performance in Muslim minority dominated areas
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Assam polls: BJP dismantles its committees in state, districts after dismal performance in Muslim minority dominated areasBy
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BJP had in 2016 lone muslim MLA Aminul Haque Laskar. He was Deputy Speaker in the state assembly. He lost from Sonai to Karim Uddin Barbhuiya of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF)in this assembly polls.
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BJP had fielded eight Muslim candidates all of them lost. The party was expecting seven seats.
Following dismal performance of BJP in the Muslim minority dominated areas, the party has dismantled its committees in state, districts and booths.