India’s prime minister Narendra Modi and his political capital could become the stuff of legends, potentially clearing the road for an unprecedented third term if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins West Bengal and holds on to Assam in states going to the polls in weeks from now.
Even those who worship the personality cult that is brand Modi are only hoping to register a BJP presence in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and cobble together a majority in Puducherry.
Similarly Rahul Gandhi, former president of the Congress party, and in contention to be the Uber Congress leader again needs to chalk up big victories in Assam, Kerala and be in the winning alliance in Tamil Nadu.
Assam: Cong Chief Taken Into Custody During Raj Bhavan March Against New Farm Laws
The Congress had organised the Raj Bhavan Gherao programme here to demand repeal of the anti-farmers black laws and alleged price rise in the country. @NSUIAssam/Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-16T21:39:23+05:30 Assam: Cong Chief Taken Into Custody During Raj Bhavan March Against New Farm Laws outlookindia.com 2021-01-16T21:48:23+05:30
Assam Congress unit president Ripun Bora including several other senior Congress leaders, along with hundreds of party workers were taken into custody Saturday while marching towards Raj Bhavan to demand repeal of the new farm laws.
CAA dilemma for BJP as it eyes both Bengal and Assam
CAA dilemma for BJP as it eyes both Bengal and Assam
The BJP is trying to do a balancing act in West Bengal and Assam over the CAA, which is an emotive issue in both the states. In Bengal, the BJP says it will try implementing the CAA soon but in Assam it treads cautiously.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in Bengal earlier this week. (Photo: PTI)
West Bengal and Assam will go to assembly polls next year around the same time in April-May next year. In both the states, the BJP has high stakes. In Assam, the BJP is seeking a return to power for the second consecutive time. In Bengal, the BJP is expecting to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress in 2021 polls. And, in both the states the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an emotive issue.
The data centre is being built at a cost of Rs 350 crore
GUWAHATI: The first National Data Centre for the North Eastern Region (NDC-NER), which is being built at a cost of Rs 350 crore, will come up at Amingaon, on the outskirts of city.
The National Informatics Centre is establishing the facility.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal will soon do the “bhoomi pooja” of National Data Centre, which will be completed within a period of 31 months.
“The date centre will come with an integrated network hub centre and integrated security operations centre. With a scalable capacity of more than 200 server racks, it will provide the northeast the ability to leverage high-end connectivity, on-demand cloud infrastructure and secure data hosting, processing and data management,” an Assam government statement said.
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