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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
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Halt Goalpara eviction, give land to affected: Cong to CM
1 2 3 4 5 6 Guwahati: Senior Congress leader and leader of the opposition in Assam assembly, Debabrata Saikia, wrote to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma , urging him to stay the eviction in Goalpara and to provide alternate land to those evicted and those yet to be evicted. A total of 667 families were evicted for allegedly encroaching over 600 bighas of land at Hasilabeel village under Balijana revenue circle in lower Assam's Goalpara district. The families mostly belong to the Bengali-speaking Muslim community, officials said. Saikia urged the CM to direct the Goalpara district commissioner not to evict the people until the CM meets with the people of the village on June 18. "We have already stated that we will cooperate with the govt to free the land from encroachers, subject to compliance with various guidelines issued by the Supreme Court, and also laws and rules enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly for eviction of landless people and rehabilitation, in case they are evicted from govt land, Khas land, reserve land, etc," he added. He said it was apparent that the people occupying the land in question were living there as they had no alternative land to build their houses and provide shelter to their families. He also directed a Congress delegation, led by chief whip of the party in the Assembly Wazed Ali Choudhury, to visit the eviction site at the earliest and submit a memorandum to the governor, urging him to ensure fair practice and extend all help for rehabilitation, in case eviction of citizens is carried out from the presently occupied land by the govt as per rules. On the other hand, an eight-member Congress delegation was stopped by Assam Police and local authorities from visiting the eviction site. Police put up barricades at Hashila Beel in Goalpara to stop the Congress MLAs from proceeding.
