Sonakshi Sarkar

The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hit back strongly at the opposition after the Indian National Congress released its “Charge Sheet-2026” against the state government. The ruling party rejected the allegations and challenged senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Assam and see what it called the “ground reality”.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on February 20, BJP spokesperson Jayanta Kumar Goswami said the Congress document was politically motivated and far from the truth. He said the party was trying to mislead people ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Goswami invited Priyanka Gandhi to…

The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has strongly opposed a recent directive issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) mandating that the Indian National Song “Vande Mataram” be played or sung before the National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana” at designated high-level official functions, including in schools. In a press release, NSF president Mteisuding Heraang and general secretary Kenilo Kent termed the MHA’s order an imposition that disregards the historical, political, and cultural realities of the Naga people. While acknowledging constitutional provisions such as Article 51A(a), the federation asserted that no authority could compel cultural or ideological conformity upon the Naga…

The Gauhati High Court has overturned the detention of Victor Das, who was apprehended by city police last September under the National Security Act (NSA). The court's division bench identified significant failures by the State Government in upholding constitutional rights as specified under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India during the detention process. It highlighted an unreasonable and unexplained delay that hindered the petitioner's right to representation before the Detaining Authority, alongside the consideration and resolution of that representation by both State and Central Governments. The government's defense for the detention order cited credible evidence and confidential intelligence suggesting…

The All Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRSU), formed to demand the creation of a separate Kamatapur state, Scheduled Tribe status, and to address various pressing issues of the Koch Rajbongshi community, has once again witnessed a split despite earlier efforts at unification. After several attempts to bring together the divided factions, a new central committee was constituted on July 29, 2025, at Bongaigaon. The committee was formed with Kshitish Barman as Chief Adviser, Manoj Ray as President, and Balaram Barman as Secretary. However, within a year of its formation, the unified body has fragmented again, leading to the emergence of…

Airports Authority of India (AAI), Dimapur Airport has stated that the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School (ARTC&S) would vacate around 18.9 acres of land for the first phase of the airport’s expansion by the end within a month or so. A total of 129 acres of land still remains to be acquired by AAI from ARTC&S as part of the broader expansion plan for Dimapur Airport. ARTC&S has been given 1950 acres of land at Shokhuvi and has to shift there as per agreement. According to Dimapur Airport authorities, they have received an official letter from ARTC&S recently, outlining…

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra continued her Assam visit on Friday with a tight schedule of internal meetings, focusing on strengthening the Congress organisation ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. According to the official programme, she arrived at Assam Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati, at 9:30 AM. Just five minutes later, she began meetings with the presidents of different party cells. The purpose of these meetings is to review the work done by various wings of the party and to assess how prepared they are at the grassroots level. She will also meet the three working presidents of the…