7 of 15 Assam CMs ex-students of 120-yr-old Cotton University
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Guwahati, May 10 : The 120-year-old Cotton University, previously Cotton College, in Guwahati has given Assam seven of the states 15 Chief Ministers, including Himanta Biswa Sarma, who on Monday was sworn-in as the 15th CM of the northeastern state.
As the Education Minister in the previous government led by Sarbananda Sonowal, Sarma, who studied in the varsity from 1985 to 1992, took active initiative to turn Cotton College into a university in 2017 by approving the Cotton University Bill, 2017 in the state Assembly.
Tell your mother, I will be CM one day, he had said: Sarma s wife
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Kolkata: Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the wife of former Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma arrives to appear before ED (Enforcement Directorate) in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Sardha chit fund scam in Kolkata on Feb 17, 2015. (Photo: Kuntal. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, May 10 : Inform your mother, I will be the Chief Minister one day , new Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, then a student of Cotton College, had told his future wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, in their university days.
Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as Assam s 15th CM today
Sarma will be administered the oath of office by the Governor on Monday at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra at 12 noon.
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Updated: May 10, 2021, 06:43 AM IST
The BJP s lead strategist in northeastern states and senior leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, who was on Sunday elected as the leader of the newly-elected MLAs of the party, will take charge as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam on Monday.
Governor Jagdish Mukhi invited him to be sworn in after Sarma met him Sunday. Sarma will be administered the oath of office by the Governor on Monday at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra at 12 noon.
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BJP strongman Himanta Biswa Sarma to take charge as 15th Assam CM on Monday
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Guwahati: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses a press conference in Guwahati on Oct 29, 2018. . Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, May 9 : The BJP s lead strategist in northeastern states and senior leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, who had played significant role in forming saffron party led governments in three other northeastern states - Tripura, Manipur and Arunachal will take charge as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam on Monday.
Raj Bhavan officials said that Governor Jagdish Mukhi would administer the oath of office to the Chief Minister designate Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday noon at the famous Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.