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Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Willing to form alliance for '26 polls: Assam Cong prez
Guwahati: Assam PCC president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday announced that Congress won't go solo in the 2026 assembly polls, ending speculation over the grand old party's possibility of joining the opposition alliance for the polls. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He said the party is seriously considering forming a pre-poll alliance ahead of the assembly elections and has already initiated talks with a few parties. Speaking at the Assam United Citizen's Convention, attended by Yogendra Yadav, Hiren Gohain, and several other leading figures, Gogoi said a solid coordination between opposition forces could have defeated BJP and its allies in the 2021 election itself. "We need discussions. Social service and electoral politics are different matters. When political decisions and matters arise, Congress will talk to everyone. In elections, Congress will talk to everyone, listen to everyone. We have started listening. We have already sat with some political party leaders," Gogoi added. Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi said his party is eagerly waiting for Congress's green signal to join the alliance. "Everyone is waiting for the announcement of the opposition alliance. Raijor Dal and all other parties are waiting for their go-ahead," said Akhil.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong launches online public grievance portal
1 2 Guwahati: Assam PCC on Monday officially launched an online public grievance portal called 'Assam Justice', designed to address public concerns and advocate for social justice in the state. The inauguration ceremony took place at Rajiv Bhawan, Guwahati, with prominent attendees, including leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia, working presidents Zakir Hussain Sikdar and MLAs Diganta Barman, Wazed Ali Choudhury, Aftabuddin Mollah, APCC Women's Wing president Mira Barthakur and senior spokesperson Rituparna Konwar. Saikia said was created to enhance communication with the public and hold state govt accountable regarding grievances of the public. The initiative, influenced by Rahul Gandhi's vision and Congress principles, provides Assam residents a straightforward method to submit their concerns and obtain solutions. Describing the portal as a new platform for protecting public rights, ensuring govt accountability, and promoting transparency, Saikia said, "It will act as a digital bridge between the public and the opposition. Citizens across the state will be able to raise issues related to local governance, public health, education, roads, and infrastructure." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo Through this platform, the state PCC and Congress aim to consolidate public grievances and bring them directly to the attention of the govt. "The portal will allow anyone from Assam to submit complaints, which the party will then review and forward to the relevant departments for prompt resolution," Saikia said. The portal will especially focus on highlighting irregularities and mismanagement in areas under the Panchayati Raj system. It will push for resolution of failures in govt services including healthcare, education, roads, sanitation, and more. Clarifying that this is not just a platform for lodging complaints but rather a step to consolidate the ground realities of public service failures, Saikia reiterated that this is an initiative to expose the shortcomings of the govt.
Time of India
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Gaurav visits Batadrava before taking charge as APCC chief
1 2 Guwahati: Newly appointed Assam PCC chief Gaurav Gogoi on Monday evening arrived in Guwahati to take charge of the post after being named as the successor of outgoing president Bhupen Kumar Borah. Earlier in the day, he went to the revered Batadrava Than in Nagaon before heading towards Guwahati to assume charge on Tuesday morning. Batadrava is the birthplace of the neo-Vaishnavite saint, scholar and social reformer, Srimanta Sankardeva. "In Batadrava Than, we remembered the message the harmony and unity propagated by Srimanta Sankardeva. We are resolved to march ahead in this path shown by him. Our efforts will be to take his ideology to the people in nooks and corners of Assam and India," Gogoi told the media outside the Than. Gogoi's journey from upper Assam to central Assam's Nagaon and then to Morigaon witnessed some undesirable scenes, with municipal administrations confiscating the banners and hoardings installed by Congress to welcome him, citing "unauthorised installation without permission". Gogoi will visit Kamakhya temple on Tuesday morning before assuming charge as the of the Assam PCC president at state Congress headquarters in Rajiv Bhawan. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like USDJPY đang đi lên không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Gogoi said he trusts Congress workers at the grassroots, even as Congress believes in collective leadership. Gogoi said Congress will take key decisions on important issues like alliance formation ahead of 2026 assembly election only after taking to Congress workers at the grassroots and senior party leaders into confidence. "Unless we strengthen our party we cannot be a good ally. To be a good and strong alliance partner, first one has to increase its strength. We also need to seek public opinion on issues they want the alliance to address," Gogoi said. He added that Congress will expose "corruption under the BJP-led govt".Nagaon Municipal Board (NMB) authority in Nagaon town and Guwahati Municipal Corporation removed banners and hoardings installed by Congress on Monday morning, while the Congress workers prepared to accord grand welcome to the new state PCC chief. The banners and hoarding were removed and taken away by enforcement wings of the municipal bodies for installing these "without prior permission". AICC recently named Gogoi Assam PCC chief which is significant as Assam is going to the assembly election early next year. His elevation to the top post in state PCC came at a time when Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had been attacking him for last few weeks in connection with his British wife's alleged connection with ISI of Pakistan.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
My wife spent a year in Pak; i visited once, says Gogoi
In his first public elaboration on allegations of the "Pakistani connection" levelled against him and his British wife by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma , newly-appointed Assam PCC president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said his wife had spent a year in Pakistan in connection with work about 13 years ago and that he did visit the neighbouring nation around that time. But beyond that, Gogoi insisted, there was nothing and he termed Sarma's charges as a " smear campaign ". "There have been some allegations and I want to clarify so that the people of the state are not misled. About 14-15 years ago, my wife, who is a well-known expert in public policy, was involved in an international initiative addressing climate change in South Asia. As part of that work, she spent a year in Pakistan and then came to India in 2012-13, where she has been working ever since. In 2015, she took up a new job," Gogoi said at a presser at the AICC. "I visited there (Pakistan), accompanied her in 2013, about 12 years ago," he said. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pés inchados: Experimente isso para ajudar a drenar o fluído do edema A arte do herbalismo Undo Referring to Sarma's charge on his children's citizenship, Gogoi said, "When it comes to questions related to the citizenship of members of my family, that, I believe, is a private and personal matter". Gogoi targeted Sarma saying: "The facts are out here. It is for the chief minister, if has found something illegal, to make those facts chief minister is trying to turn this into a C-grade Bollywood movie with a so-called release date of September 10. This story is bound to be a complete flop. The people of Assam are already aware of the truth". Live Events He claimed that Sarma was making charges to create apprehensions in the mind of the AICC but his elevation as PCC chief showed that the CM has failed in his effort. "I am grateful to the CM for enhancing my profile," Gogoi quipped. He asked the CM to focus on "the real issues" of the state such as illegal mining and drugs and said the Congress will lead the fight to defeat the "corrupt state government" and will offer a new development model to Assam.
