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BJP will tell SC that we reject this NRC, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Addressing party workers, the Assam minister said that the BJP will reintroduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the parliament

BJP will tell SC that we reject this NRC, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated On : 24 Sep 2019 | 11:20 AM IST

Final NRC leaves out Bangladeshi refugees in India prior to 1971: Himanta

In a series of Tweets, the senior leader of the ruling BJP also alleged that the legacy data were manipulated for including names of doubtful persons as alleged by many

Final NRC leaves out Bangladeshi refugees in India prior to 1971: Himanta
Updated On : 31 Aug 2019 | 3:21 PM IST

BJP "seals" poll pacts in north-east, resurrects ties with AGP

The number of seats that the BJP and its partners will contest in the eight states of the region will be declared on March 16 in New Delhi, Himanta Biswa Sarma said

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2019 | 11:07 PM IST

AGP to fight Lok Sabha polls in alliance with BJP in Assam

On January 7 this year, the AGP had withdrawn its support to the BJP government in Assam in protest against the Centre's decision to go ahead with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2019 | 11:07 PM IST

LS polls about making Modi PM again: Assam Minister

Sarma, who is also the convener of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), made the remark while addressing the media at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2019 | 11:06 PM IST

Himanta not to contest LS polls now, to focus on NE: Amit Shah

Despite the state unit recommending his name for the Lok Sabha elections, Sarma has been asked to concentrate on developing the state and strengthening the party's base in the North East

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2019 | 11:06 PM IST

BJP nominates Pallab Lochan Das from Tezpur LS seat in Assam

Das had joined the saffron party along with Finance Minister Himanta Sarma and several other Congress leaders in 2016

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2019 | 11:05 PM IST

Cong, AIUDF in secret poll understanding, claims Assam BJP

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congressman who is seen as number two in the BJP government in the state, also claimed that the two parties are "protectors of illegal Bangladeshis

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2019 | 11:04 PM IST

Ex-editor sentenced in defamation case filed by Himanta Biswa Sarma

The defamation case was filed in 2010 by Himanta Biswa Sarma, who was then a Congress minister in the Tarun Gogoi government

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2019 | 11:03 PM IST

Himanta Sarma apologises for cancer remark, says speech was distorted

Sarma left the Congress to join the BJP in 2015 over ideological differences

Himanta Sarma apologises for cancer remark, says speech was distorted
Updated On : 24 Nov 2017 | 8:09 AM IST

Himanta Biswa tries to explain his 'divine cancer' remark, hits back at PC

Sarma, who was with the Congress earlier, had joined the BJP in August 2015

Himanta Biswa tries to explain his 'divine cancer' remark, hits back at PC
Updated On : 23 Nov 2017 | 7:19 PM IST