Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma Assigns Portfolios To 13 Ministers Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma Assigns Portfolios To 13 Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Assam on Monday
New Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma has given himself Home but assigned away Health (File)
Guwahati:
New Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assigned portfolios to his cabinet on Tuesday, a day after he was sworn in. Mr Sarma retained PWD from the last term, as also Home, Personnel and other departments not allotted to any other minister of his cabinet.
The council of ministers comprises 11 from the BJP, two from alliance partner AGP (Asom Gana Parishad) and one from the UPPL (United People s Party Liberal).
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Himanta Biswa Sharma is believed to be the man behind BJP s expansion in North-East
Sarma will replace Sarbananda Sonowal, who tendered his resignation as Assam CM to Governor Jagadish Mukhi
NEW DELHI: Himanta Biswa Sarma, the charioteer of BJP`s stride in the Northeast, is all set to take oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam amid a simple ceremony on Monday.
Himanta Sarma, who was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in Assam on Sunday, will replace Sarbananda Sonowal, who tendered his resignation as Assam Chief Minister to Governor Jagadish Mukhi.
The Governor also accepted
BJP s Himanta Biswa Sarma Takes Oath As Assam Chief Minister BJP s Himanta Biswa Sarma Takes Oath As Assam Chief Minister PM Modi congratulated Mr Sarma and said he was confident this team will add momentum to the development journey of Assam .
Himanta Sarma succeeds Sarbananda Sonowal as the 15th Chief Minister of the state.
Guwahati:
Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Assam, along with 13 members of his cabinet, by Governor Jagdish Mukhi this afternoon. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by BJP National President J P Nadda and many other leaders of the party as well as opposition parties.
The first meeting of the state Cabinet will be held on Tuesday and the CM said the government will try to fulfil all pre-poll promises, which include making Assam flood-free.
On the National Register of Citizens (NRC), he said the government will favour 20% re-verification of documents in the districts that share a border with Bangladesh and 10% re-verification elsewhere. If the old draft of the NRC is found to be flawless during the re-verification process, we will go ahead with it. But if anomalies are detected, we will want the Supreme Court to see to it, he said.
The NRC of 1951 was updated in Assam under the direct monitoring of the apex court. Over 19 lakh people were left out of the draft.