STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has assured the State Assembly that he ll break with tradition when it comes to adjournment motion if that is moved through the proper device.
There has been a tradition of sorts that when the Opposition moves an adjournment motion on an issue, the ruling party comes with some arguments to prove that the need for such a discussion doesn t arise. When the Speaker doesn t admit the motion, the Opposition either tries to stall the proceedings of the House or stages a walkout or both in protest.
An adjournment motion is an extraordinary procedure which, if admitted, leads to setting aside the normal business of the House for discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance.
Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi takes oath as MLA
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Security personnel escort him to House
GUWAHATI: Jailed rights activist and president of Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi on Friday took oath as an MLA, along with 125 others, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
He was brought to the 126-member House by security personnel, who allegedly prevented him from interacting with reporters.
“How can they manhandle an MLA in the Assembly like this?” the representative from Sibsagar said as he was guided to the Assembly.
The day also saw BJP’s Panery MLA Biswajit Daimary take oath as Speaker.
Chances Of Peace Dawning In Assam Brighten With ULFA(I)âs Peace Overtures To Himanta Biswa Sarma
by Jaideep Mazumdar - May 21, 2021 11:47 AM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Twitter)
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This is the proscribed outfitâs third ceasefire offer. The first was in 1991 close on the heels of âOperation Bajrangâ launched by the army.
The second was in 2006 when the Union government under prime minister Manmohan Singh extended an invitation to ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa for talks.
A little over 42 years since the formation of the
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), chances of permanent peace dawning on Assam have brightened with the
Top-Level Reshuffle: Ghanshyam Das, IAS Appointed as Secretary to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
State civil service officer Deba Prasad Misra has been named principal private secretary to the Chief Minister
| 15 May 2021 9:24 AM GMT
Guwahati: In some top-level bureaucratic reshuffle in Assam, senior IAS officer Ghanshyam Das has been appointed as Secretary to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The announcement was made on Saturday.
Das was earlier serving as the Secretary in the agriculture department, an official release said.
Das also served as Labour Commissioner and Commissioner Guwahati Municipal Corporation. He was also the Deputy Commissioner of Goalpara from 2017 to 2018. In January this year, he was transferred from the post of Commissioner Guwahati Municipal Corporation and his services were placed at the disposal of the Government of Meghalaya for his posting in the state of Meghalaya.