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Officials take inspiration from literary giant Lakshminath Bezbaroa’s characters to motivate voters
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Officials take inspiration from literary giant Lakshminath Bezbaroa’s characters to motivate voters
Mandate 2021 has made the swamp deer steal the one-horned rhino’s thunder in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district.
The swamp deer is the most unobtrusive of the Kaziranga National Park’s big five animals, the others being the rhino, Bengal tiger, elephant and Asiatic water buffalo in that order of prominence. The headquarters of the park is in Golaghat district.
On March 11, the district administration launched ‘Tikhor’, the swamp deer as the male mascot for the systematic voters’ education and electoral participation (SVEEP) programme. ‘Sutibai’, the butterfly, has been made the female mascot.
Interview: Assam Activist Pranab Doley Takes Electoral Plunge, Says to Influence Policy
The Jeepal Krishak Sramik Sangha activist is contesting the upcoming Assam assembly polls from Bokakhat legislative constituency this time around.
Pranab Doley (in blue shirt). Photo: Special arrangement.
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Pranab Doley has announced his candidature as an independent candidate from Bokakhat legislative constituency in Assam. As his campaign took roots and spread across the constituency bordering Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve over the last couple of months, Mahajot
, an alliance of Congress(I), All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and the Left parties in Assam, offered their support.
All political parties cheated you on wages : Assam students’ body reaches out to tea workers
The AATTSA said it would highlight the injustice done to the workers by the ruling BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and Congress.
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AATTSA leaders at a political awareness meeting for the tea garden workers on Friay. (Photo | Special arrangement)
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GUWAHATI: Just days ahead of Assam elections, a students’ body in the state launched a campaign on Friday to remind the tea workers how they were deceived by the various political parties.
The “political awareness meetings” were launched by the All Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Association (AATTSA). The focus of its discussions with the workers is on their daily wage.
Assam polls: Over 70,000 register for Congress’ ‘Job Guarantee Programme’
Announced by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her recent Assam poll campaign, the Congress had on Thursday launched its “five-guarantee campaign”.
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The party on Friday said over 70,000 youth had registered on its campaign website.
Announced by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her recent Assam poll campaign, the Congress had on Thursday launched its “five-guarantee campaign”.
Apart from five lakh jobs in five years, the other guarantees are bringing in a law to nullify the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, raising the daily wage of tea workers to Rs 365, free electricity up to 200 units per household and Rs 2,000 monthly income support to all housewives.