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In a tragic incident amid the ongoing floods in Assam, four members of a family were swept away by strong floodwaters in Charaideo district on July 21, while allegations of delay in rescue efforts have triggered widespread anger among local residents.

The incident occurred at Lakwa Abhayapuri village under Tengapukhuri Police Station after floodwaters suddenly inundated the home of Rohini Duwara.

According to locals, the family attempted to move to safer ground when Rohini Duwara's wife, Tutumoni Duwara, and daughter, Bidisha Duwara, were swept away by the powerful current.

In a desperate attempt to rescue them, the couple's two sons, Bidyut Duwara and Biplab Duwara, entered the floodwaters but were also swept away. The incident took place at around 7 pm on Monday.

Family members alleged that they immediately contacted the district administration's flood helpline but received no response. They later informed Charaideo Deputy Commissioner Dr. Neha Yadav over the phone, who reportedly assured them that a rescue team would be dispatched.

However, villagers alleged that no rescue personnel had reached the site even by 1 pm on Tuesday, prompting strong resentment among local residents, who accused the authorities of a delayed response during a critical emergency.

Local residents have since launched a search operation, while the four family members remain missing.

The incident has cast a pall of gloom over the district, with villagers demanding an immediate and intensified rescue operation as flood conditions continue to worsen in the area.

In a tragic incident amid the ongoing floods in Assam, four members of a family were swept away by strong floodwaters in Charaideo district on July 21, while allegations of delay in rescue efforts have triggered widespread anger among local residents.

Assam floods: Four members of same family swept away in Charaideo as rescue delay sparks outrage

The All Adivasi Student Association of Assam (AASAA) held a protest today at Ledo in Assam's Tinsukia district demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the community.&nbsp;

The protest was held at the premises of the Ledo tea estate in protest against the BJP governments at the state and the Centre.&nbsp;

Sanjay Barla, president of AASAA Margherita branch committee, said that in the year before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP had promised and assured that if they come to power than ST status will be given to the Adivasi community people living in Assam but now 10 years of BJP government have gone by but nothing have been fulfilled.

Sanjay Barla further said that they are demanding to BJP led Government both at Union and State to immediately give ST status to Adivasi community people living in Assam, to provide land pattas, to develop Schools and Hospitals of tea gardens and to give Rs 551 as daily wages to all Tea garden workers of Assam. He further stated that the if demands doesn't get fulfilled, then AASAA will be boycotting BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.&nbsp;

Noteworthy is that the Adivasis and&nbsp;the tea tribe community is considered a crucial voter base in Assam and the BJP has been reportedly reaping benefits as it has managed to secure a vote bank among the community. &nbsp;

The All Adivasi Student Association of Assam (AASAA) held a protest today at Ledo in Assam's Tinsukia district demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the community. 

Assam: Adivasi student body holds protest, demands ST status for community

The Assam Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a ruckus after the Congress introduced an adjournment motion to discuss the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha following a court verdict.&nbsp;

Speaker Biswajit Daimary was forced to adjourn the House twice and suspended two Congress MLAs and an Independent legislator for the day.&nbsp;

As soon as the Question Hour was over, Daimary allowed Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia to raise the notice and asked him to speak on the admissibility of the motion.&nbsp;

"We want to send a resolution to the President of India requesting her to uphold the Constitution. The Constitution is same for all and the executive must act fairly to protect it," the Congress leader said.&nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/congress-mlas-protest-rahul-gandhis-disqualification-in-assam-legislative-assembly-premises-534154-2023-03-29">Congress MLAs protest Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification in Assam Legislative Assembly premises</a>

Congress legislators donned black clothes and protested at the Assam Legislative Assembly premises on March 29 against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as an MP.

The party MLAs marched towards the Assembly to protest the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi following his conviction by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case.

Rahul Gandhi was found guilty of making the remark about the "Modi surname." The Congress leader allegedly said, "How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" prior to the Lok Sabha general elections in 2019. during a rally for the public in Kolar, Karnataka.

Purnesh Modi, an MLA for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former minister in Gujarat had filed a complaint against the Congress leader on the basis of it. He received a two-year prison sentence from a court in Surat on March 23. However, the court granted Rahul Gandhi bail after requiring him to post a Rs 10,000 bail bond.

The next day, Rahul Gandhi was precluded as an Individual from the Lok Sabha. “Shri Rahul Gandhi, Member of Lok Sabha representing the Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction i.e. March 23, 2023 in terms of the provisions of Article 102(1)(e) of the Constitution of India read with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951,” the Lok Sabha secretariat stated in a notification sent to the Congress leader.

Assam assembly speaker Biswajit Daimary was forced to adjourn the House twice and suspended two Congress MLAs and an Independent legislator for the day. 

Ruckus in Assam Assembly over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification

Ruckus in Assam Assembly over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification; 3 MLAs suspended

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while addressing the legislative assembly said that a letter has been written to the Maharashtra chief Minister Eknath Shinde on the dog remark made by one of the Maharashtra MLAs.

"I have written to the Maharashtra CM to ask the MLA to withdraw the statement made on dog meat consumption by the people of Assam."

Further CM Sarma said that if the statement was not recorded in the house action would have been taken against the said MLA as police cannot take action against a statement made inside the house.

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-opposition-disrupts-governors-speech-over-maharashtra-mlas-dog-meat-eating-remark-524743-2023-03-10?utm_source=topic&amp;utm_medium=topic&amp;utm_campaign=topic">Assam:Opposition disrupts Governor's speech over Maharashtra MLA's 'dog meat eating' remark</a>

Multiple FIRs have been filed against Maharashtra MLA Bachchu Kadu after he made a derogatory statement on dog meat consumption in Assam during a session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on March 4, 2023.

Following Kadu's statement, the Kokrajhar District Trinamool Youth Congress filed an FIR against him at the Sapkata Police Outpost on March 7. The complaint was lodged by Kokrajhar District Trinamool Youth Congress president Rahiton Narzary, who called the statement "totally derogative as well as provocative."

"Assamese people never consume dog meat. These types of statements sent a wrong message to the world, whereby they defamed the Assamese people and its culture," Narzary stated in her complaint.&nbsp;

"Moreover, his statement also reflects that there is a high demand for stray dogs in Assam, which may bring cruel treatment to the stray dogs."

On the otherhand, legislators from the opposition on March 10 disrupted Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria's speech in the Assembly over a dog meat-eating remark by the Maharashtra MLA.

Following the uproar, Kataria had to stop his speech for 15 minutes on the First day of the budget session, as the opposition MLAs stood up and shouted slogans, seeking to know what action has been taken against the legislator.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while addressing the legislative assembly said that a letter has been written to the Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on the dog remark made by one of the Maharashtra MLAs

Himanta Biswa Sarma writes to Maha CM seeking withdrawal of 'dog remark' made by MLA Bachchu Kadu

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma writes to Maha CM seeking withdrawal of 'dog remark' made by MLA Bachchu Kadu

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Assam Government has formed a G-20 state secretariat for smooth functioning of G-20 events which will be held in Assam from January to April 2023.&nbsp; 
The Personnel Department of the Assam Government has partially placed seven officers in the G-20 State Secretariat. The G-20 State Secretariat will be fully responsible for the overall conduct of the G-20 events in the state in close coordination with the Central G-20 Secretariat.

 
Assam government is set to host as many as five G20 meetings in the year 2023.

As per the schedule, the first meeting is set to be hosted on February 2, 2023, for two days in Guwahati wherein the event agenda will be on the 1st Sustainable Finance Working Group Meeting under the Union Ministry of Finance.

Further on February 6, 2023, a meeting will be held on Youth 20 Inception Meeting then on March 13, 2023, SAI 20 Inception meeting. On April 3, 2023, there will be an event on the 2nd Employment Working Group Meeting, followed by the RIIG Side Event on March 24, 2023, to be held in Dibrugarh, Assam.

Notably, the meeting venue was decided at a virtual conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Ministers and Governors of various states on December 9 connection with India's elevation to the G20 Presidency.

Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter and wrote: "Happy to attend the virtual conference with CMs addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah to review preparations for events of G20. Grateful to Prime Minister for giving Assam the honour to be a host for five meetings".

On the other hand, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang asserted that the Himalayan state has been assigned to host two events of the G-20.

Notably, India will be hosting over 200 meetings across the nation in 50 cities and New Delhi has already assumed the Presidency of the G-20 for one year from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.&nbsp;

Among other northeastern states, Manipur's Loktak Lake will be among the few selected states which will witness the G-20 event. &nbsp;

The Manipur CM said this after attending a meeting on December 10 for the preparations for the upcoming G-20 Presidency celebrations through video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

As per the schedule, the first meeting is set to be hosted on February 2, 2023, for two days in Guwahati wherein the event agenda will be on the 1st Sustainable Finance Working Group Meeting under the Union Ministry of Finance.

Assam set to host G-20 meetings

Assam set to host G-20 meetings; forms G-20 State Secretariat

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GUWAHATI: Assam on Tuesday successfully crossed a total of 2.5 crore vaccine shots.The state administered more than 1.9 crore first time doses and 60+ lakh second doses.Informing about the state’s vaccine success Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “Proud to share that our state has crossed a total of 2.5 crore vaccine shots as of yesterday. We have administered more than 1.9 crore first time doses and 60+ lakh second doses. I hope our health workers continue to provide such selfless service in our fight against #COVID19.”<a href="<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/himantabiswa/status/1445573881696112644?s=21">https://twitter.com/himantabiswa/status/1445573881696112644?s=21</a>">&nbsp;</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Meanwhile, Assam reported seven more Covid-19 fatalities pushing the death toll to 5,897, while 385 fresh cases took the tally to 6,03,623 on Tuesday, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission.The number of active cases in the state currently is 3,071.<div class="bulleted_highlights_div"><div class="bulleted_highlights">Support our brand of fearless and investigative journalism:</div></div><a href="https://www.insidene.com/subscription/amp/">Support us</a><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.insidenortheast.app&amp;hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow us</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> on Facebook</a>

GUWAHATI: Assam on Tuesday successfully crossed a total of 2.5 crore vaccine shots.

102.10 crore of COVID-19 vaccination exceeded

Assam administers over 2.5 crore vaccine shots

A total of 1,620 students received their degrees in various disciplines on Saturday during the 24th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam">Guwahati</a>. The graduating students include 697 BTech and BDes students, 470 MTech and MDes, 253 Ph.D. students, and 196 Master's degree students.Along with this, three students were awarded Dual Degrees (MS + Ph.D.). Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam, graced the occasion as Chief Guest along with Mr. Rahul Mehta, Founder of Mehta Family Foundation, Houston, USAas the Guest of Honour.Delivering the Convocation address, Chief Guest Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam, said, “In close to three decades IIT Guwahati has become known for its environment of academic experience in the entire country with its quality technical education. The Institution has produced globally competitive human resources and carried out research that is significantly benefited society. This shows the social commitment of this Institute. The Alumni produced by IIT Guwahati comprise engineers, entrepreneurs, and technologists who have helped build a new India.”Further, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi said, “As IIT Guwahati celebrates its 24th Convocation today, I congratulate the achievers who worked hard to attain their degrees. I convey my best wishes to all the successful students who will venture into their professional world to transform the society by integrating their knowledge and skill with human values and compassion to create a better tomorrow."Presenting the Convocation Report, Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “I would like to start with congratulating all the graduating students and their family members for the hard work and sacrifices. The faculty members, research staff, and scholars are highly appreciated for their immense contribution to realizing this rise in research citations, and am hoping that we will continue this trend of improvement which has resulted in IIT Guwahati securing a high rank in the recently announced QS Ranking 2023 where IIT Guwahati has secured 37 the rank globally (41st in 2022) in the “Research Citations per Faculty’ category and rank 384 in World University Ranking globally.”IIT Guwahati is on its path to being recognized as one of the world’s top Institutes/Universities. By implementing NEP 2020 policies, IIT Guwahati is leaping forward by embracing the rising demands of interdisciplinary research areas and technology development including participating in offering courses in futuristic areas, providing thrust to start-up culture, Entrepreneurship at all levels and creation of jobs in the NorthEast.Addressing the students, Guest of Honour Mr. Rahul Mehta, Founder of Mehta Family Foundation, while appreciating the intellectual interactions he has been having with IIT Guwahati over the past several years, advised all the students to express gratitude to their parents for all the sacrifices they have made for them in this memorable journey.IIT Guwahati has retained the 7th rank among the best engineering institutions of the country in the ‘India Rankings 2021’, achieved a rank of 8th in the ‘Overall’ category this year (2021) and in the newly introduced ‘Research’ Category achieved 9th rank, declared by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).&nbsp;

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IIT Guwahati known for its environment of academic experience across the country: Assam Guv

A eight-year-old boy from Chirang district is suffering from incurable disease.The name of the child is Amrit Rai, residence of Subhaijhar village near Kajalgaon.Amrit Rai is the only son of Jagannath Rai.The child had been lying in bed for the past five years after suffering from incurable diseases even though he was able to reach the school doors for a few days at the beginning of his life. The family is helpless and could not treat the child further.Amrit Rai urges the Assam CM <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himanta_Biswa_Sarma">Himanta Biswa Sarma</a>, ‘Himanta mama help me a little. Help me a little for my treatment. I also feel like going to school. Mama please cure my treatment.’Meanwhile the condition of the family living below the very poor line is also in a state of disrepair. The family has even sold their land, ducks-chickens for the treatment of their child.The family seeks help from the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sharma as well as BTR chief Pramod Boro for losing the house land. They urges to look after their child's face and help them.Bank details:JAGANATH RAYDHALIGAON UCO BANKA/C NO: 08890110023754UFSC COOD: UCBA0000889MOBILE NUMBER: 6001026778&nbsp;

Assam: A eight-year-old boy asks help from Assam’s CM for treatment

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75 years concept of minority to be changed; Assam govt provide solution soon

Guwahati: Minister Pijush Hazarika on Monday stated during the assembly session that Akhil Gogoi is a supporter of criminals. Pijush Hazarika gave the statement when Akhil Gogoi raised the question of encounter by the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&amp;q=Assam+police">Assam police</a>.Minister Pijush Hazarika while referring to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=7526300474061579">video</a> where Akhil Gogoi reportedly attacked police personnel during a demonstration at Dispur along with some activists of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) which went viral.Watch: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=7526300474061579">https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=7526300474061579</a>Pijush Hazarika in a heated debate during the assembly session alleges that Akhil Gogoi always stood in favour of criminals.Pijush Hazarika further stated that Assam police has not done any encounter so far while the counter allegation from the opposition has created a chaotic situation inside the assembly. Minister further stated inside the assembly that if Akhil Gogoi continues his support to criminals, the crime rate will further increase.Akhil Gogoi has alleged that in the name of encounter Assam police is allegedly doing secret killings whereas Minister Hazarika denied any such act by police.

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Akhil Gogoi is a supporter of criminal: Pijush Hazarika

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Assam: Opposition walks out of Assembly; protest against price rise

So far, the Assam government has revoked security coverage for at least 732 people. Assam's chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, announced this in the state assembly on Tuesday. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma also stated in the Assam assembly that the state's crime rate has decreased by 30% this year.“Crime has decreased by 30% in the state this year as compared to the previous year,” said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.The Assam government is also taking steps to decentralise paddy procurement from state farmers, according to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.“We are going to de-centralise paddy procurement, and the state government will procure paddy from farmers of the state within two years,” Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said.<div id="jp-relatedposts" class="jp-relatedposts"></div>

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Assam Govt withdrew security cover of 732 persons thus far: CM Sarma

On March 15, <a href="https://www.insidene.com/brahmaputra-assam/">Assam</a> assembly witnessed a heated discussion between Raijor Dal Chief Akhil Gogoi and speaker Biswajit Daimary. Speaker Vishwajit Daimary and MLA Akhil Gogoi who were again in a fight on the second day of the assembly“You love fighting. But the house is the right place to fight. You can’t point your finger to the speaker.”, says Daimary to Akhil Gogoi.Earlier on Monday, MLA Akhil Gogoi was suspended from the Assam Assembly for repeatedly raising the issue of the BJP government's promise to employ one lakh youths during Governor Jagdish Mukhi's address on the first day of the Budget session.Gogoi was asked to leave the House for the duration of the Governor's speech by Speaker Biswajit Daimary.Gogoi refused to leave the House and displayed a placard, prompting Marshals to drag him outside. The Governor read the remainder of his 38-page speech.Mukhi said, “To fulfil one of the key poll promises, the government has set in motion the process to provide one lakh jobs to our youth.”He went on to say that the state government is taking several steps to recruit young people for various positions.While Mukhi was speaking, Gogoi attempted to bring up other issues such as paddy procurement from farmers, indigenous land rights, and corruption in the water supply scheme. Every time the Speaker asked him not to interrupt the Governor's speech, Gogoi sat down.

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Assam Assembly: Heated conversation between Biswajit Daimari and Akhil Gogoi

Devabrata DuttaGUWAHATI: Biswajit Daimary, Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly on Saturday said that the slogan “Jai Shri Ram” is not a religious one.Upon being asked by InsideNE on Bharatiya Janata Party legislators chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as soon as the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill 2021 passed in the Assembly on Friday evening, the Speaker countered with, “Jai Shri Ram is not a religious slogan.”Tribal leader Daimary, who is the 21st and first-ever Assembly Speaker of Assam from the Bodo community, addressed the media today as the first session of the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly sine die yesterday.The 50-year-old Speaker informed that the house has passed as many as 17 bills in its first session including ‘The Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021.’Also Read: <a class="post-url" title="BJP legislators shout ‘Jai Sri Ram’ as Assam Assembly passes Cattle Bill" href="https://www.insidene.com/jai-sri-ram-as-assembly-passes-cattle-bill/">BJP legislators shout ‘Jai Sri Ram’ as Assam Assembly passes Cattle Bill</a>Asked by InsideNE whether religious chants are constitutional or even allowed inside the house, the speaker at first denied the reports of religious chants ringing out inside the house.After InsideNE specifically pointed out the chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ being heard right after the bill being passed, the Speaker replied, "That is not a religious slogan.”BJP supporters have turned this religious slogan of Hindus to depict the victory of Lord Ram into a political battle cry in recent times.Many were forced to chant this slogan as an act of proving their patriotism, including a journalist named Anmol Pritam from National Dastak recently. The incident was recorded on camera throughout.Support our brand of fearless and investigative journalism:<a href="https://www.insidene.com/subscription/">Support us</a><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.insidenortheast.app&amp;hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow us</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> on Facebook</a>

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Assam Speaker says “Jai Shri Ram” not a religious slogan

By Devabrata DuttaGUWAHATI: The Bharatiya Janata Party Khumtai MLA Mrinal Saikia on Thursday criticized the Power (Electricity) Department for its incompetency to provide better service.“We have noticed that Dalal (brokers) lands faster than the scheme itself. In my constituency, there might be 500 families deprived of electricity. Dalals would go from place to place where electricity connections are installed and ask people for money lying about providing them a connection,” said Mrinal Saikia during the ongoing session of Assam Assembly on Thursday.Saikia has also accused officers of not trying to curb such corruption and said that most of the time the companies given contracts or sub-contracts are indulged in such ill practices when nobody is there to monitor.Pointing to the huge amount of non-paid electricity bills, the BJP MLA said, “It’s the duty of a meter reader to read the electricity meter and make a bill. But they show reluctance to even do that. They never enter inside a house and instead they have been giving a probable reading.”Also Read: <a class="post-title post-url" href="https://www.insidene.com/7000-families-deprived-of-electricity-akhil-gogoi/">Almost 7000 Families In Sivasagar Deprived Of Electricity, Says Akhil Gogoi In…</a>He said as the government became so proactive in collecting unpaid bills, now people are being given correct bills of thousands and lakhs of rupees.“When people cannot pay that at once next day the department goes and cut the electricity connection,” Mrinal Saikia informed the house.The Assam Government is on war footing when it comes to collect unpaid electricity bills. The government has even instructed to hold the salaries of the government employees in case of long due unpaid electricity bills. The employees had to submit their clear bills before receiving salaries.“People want to pay their bills but it’s the Electricity Department which does not provide them correct bills on time. Our government might order to collect the bills but to do so the concerned officials cannot behave like dacoits,” said Saikia slamming the Power Department.Support our brand of fearless and investigative journalism:<a href="https://www.insidene.com/subscription/amp/">Support us</a><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.insidenortheast.app&amp;hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow us</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> on Facebook</a>

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Power Dept cannot behave like dacoits to collect bills, says BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia

GUWAHATI: Sibsagar MLA Akhil Gogoi has informed in the Assam Legislative Assembly today that as many as 6,980 families of Sivasagar are deprived of electricity connection even today.“We are living in this age yet 6,980 families of Sivasagar district are deprived of electricity. Sivasagar is known to be one of the major districts of Assam,” Gogoi said in the house.On Speaker Biswajit Daimary’s initiative, the house discussed “power” on the 14th day of Assam Legislative Assembly and it was clearly indicated that Assam yet to improvise of the sector is need of the hour.Citing the latest Reserve Bank of India data, Akhil Gogoi informed the house that the availability of power in Assam in the year 2018-19 is 920 Net Crore Units, which is way lower than even medium ranked states like Maharashtra with 15,815 Net Crore Units.Also Read: <a class="post-title post-url" href="https://www.insidene.com/international-youth-day/">International Youth Day: Health Screening Camp Conducted In Assam’s Dhubri</a>“India’s total availability of the power stands at 1,26,721 Net Crore Units and contribution of Assam is just 920 Net Crore Units. It shows our rate of growth,” said Gogoi.Gogoi added, ”Assam’s per capita availability of power is 295.3 kilowatts/hour where Puducherry’s per capita availability of power is 2210.6 kilowatts/hour and Punjab’s 1995.2 kilowatts/hour. That is our standard honorable speaker.”Gogoi also informed that the install capacity of Assam is only 1710 megawatts whereas India’s capacity is as many as 3,56,100 megawatts.Gogoi also pointed out transmission loss, in which Assam stands at 23 among 36 Indian states and UTs, frequent damage of transformers and accused contractors of using cheap materials and ruining infrastructure of the department.Gogoi on the other hand urged the house for a resolution setting a target for power companies on regards how much electricity they should produce to meet the necessity.“Otherwise these power companies should not exist at all. They cannot produce electricity, just working as middlemen, buy electricity from others and provide us with a higher rate,” Gogoi opined.When the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party members are in support of river dams, especially the controversial Subansiri one, Akhil Gogoi called it an illusion to think that the Subansiri river dam will end our power scarcity.“We will get only 24 megawatts from there. Also, the grid will be way costlier than the national grid,” said Akhil Gogoi.Support our brand of fearless and investigative journalism:<a href="https://www.insidene.com/subscription/amp/">Support us</a><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.insidenortheast.app&amp;hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow us</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> on Facebook</a>

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Almost 7000 families in Sivasagar deprived of electricity, says Akhil Gogoi in house

GUWAHATI: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has taken a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party Government after two chief ministers of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Assam and Mizoram have taken their indifferences to <a href="https://www.insidene.com/assam-mizoram-cms-take-border-dispute-to-twitter/">Twitter</a> today and started a blame game feud openly.Barely after a day Union Home Minister Amit Shah's departure from Northeast, who chaired a meeting in Shillong on July 24 with all North-eastern chief ministers and chief secretaries regarding inter-state border dispute, Mizoram CM Zoramthanga and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma got into a Twitter debate after a Mizo couple was manhandled in Assam side while they were on the way to Mizoram."It has become a matter of great public concern as well as appalling humour that responsible persons like Chief Ministers both belonging to same party are openly arguing with each other on Twitter handles and they have also tagged the Home Minister and Prime Minister," reads the communiqué issued by APCC General Secretary and Media Chairperson <a href="https://www.insidene.com/himanta-is-all-about-passing-petty-slurs-cong/">Bobbeeta Sharma</a>.Also Read: <a class="post-url" title="Assam deputy speaker sparks controversy over ‘NE vs rest of India’ tweet" href="https://www.insidene.com/assam-deputy-speaker-sparks-controversy-ne-india/">Assam deputy speaker sparks controversy over ‘NE vs rest of India' tweet</a>Taking a jibe at the saffron party, it added, "The BJP Government seems to be running the country through Twitter handles and social media."Earlier today, Assam Police personnel were reportedly fired at by some miscreants from the Mizoram border in the Lailapur area of Cachar district leaving some police personnel wounded."It is a matter of disgrace that just hours after the Union Home Minister Sri Amit Shah left Assam that such an attack should happen on Assam police personnel and property of Assam Government," said Congress.Congress also asked for assurance from the Government to settle the disputes amicably from whatever they have transpired and policies adopted."Assam Pradesh Congress Committee contends that there is no clarity on the part of the BJP Government both in the states and at the centre on the issues at hand. An atmosphere of uncertainty will further complicate matters," it further added.APCC has condemned the act where a Mizo couple allegedly manhandled by a mob in the border area and asked the governments of both states to make sure that common people should not bear the brunt of their 'lackadaisical attitude'. It demanded a clear message from the BJP Government on the border issue solution.The Congress party has also expressed its grave concern over Cachar SP who has sustained injury in the clash condenming the attack.Support our brand of fearless and investigative journalism:<a href="https://www.insidene.com/subscription/">Support us</a><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.insidenortheast.app&amp;hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow us</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ne.inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> on Facebook</a>

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Assam Congress finds “appalling humour” in  BJP chiefs ministers’ Twitter fight

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