Assam BJP lawmakers seek autonomous State
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It has been a long-pending demand across three hill districts
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It has been a long-pending demand across three hill districts
A group of Bharatiya Janata Party lawmakers from Assam, including a Lok Sabha member, has submitted a memorandum to the Centre seeking the implementation of Article 244A for the creation of an autonomous State within Assam.
Implementation of Article 244A, which prescribes the formation of an autonomous State comprising certain tribal areas of Assam and creation of local legislature or Council of Ministers, has been a demand across three hill districts Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao since the 1980s.
Unforgettable 2020: Assam faced over 50 encroachment bids by 4 neighbouring states
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Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020, 14:32 [IST]
Guwahati, Dec 29: The Assam government on Monday informed the assembly that the state has faced 56 instances of land encroachment by the neighbouring states such as Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram in 2020.
In a written reply to a query by Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that these 56 cases of land encroachments were reported across 11 districts since January 1 this year.
The highest 17 cases were reported from Cachar, which faced violent clashes between the people of Assam and Mizoram, Patowary said on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who also holds the Home portfolio.
Over 50 encroachment bids by 4 neighbouring states: Assam Minister
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Chandra Mohan Patowary. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Dec 28 : Assam s territory was encroached upon 56 times this year by four neighbouring states, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, replying to a question of opposition leader Debabrata Saikia, said that neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram intruded into Assam s territory in 11 districts. To maintain the status quo or to recover the invaded lands, the state government has written many letters to the respective states and the Centre and held meetings with those states, Patowary said on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who holds the Home portfolio.
The Assam government on Monday informed the assembly that the state has faced 56 instances of land encroachment by the neighbouring states such as Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram in 2020. In a written reply to a query by Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that these 56 cases of land encroachments were reported across 11 districts since January 1 this year. The highest 17 cases were reported from Cachar, which faced violent clashes between the people of Assam and Mizoram, Patowary said on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who also holds the Home portfolio. One person was killed in clashes in Cachar, he added.
3 arrested for vandalising Bagha Jatin s statue in Bangladesh
Police in Bangladesh have arrested three members of the ruling Awami League’s youth front, Juba League, over
| 21 Dec 2020 4:36 AM GMT
DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh have arrested three members of the ruling Awami League s youth front, Juba League, over their involvement in the vandalism of a statue of of revolutionary leader Jatindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as BaghaJatin, in Kushtia.
Tanvir Arafat, Kushtia Superintendent of Police (SP), said a night guard at the Kaya College witnessed the incident. Vandals took position near the sculpture at around 11 p.m. on December 17. Around two hours later, AnisurRahman (Juba League President) hit the sculpture three times with a hammer. Then they left by a motorcycle, Arafat said.