Guwahati, Assam: Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed says, "First do this, and then bring in ethanol. Which expert has conducted a study on the use of ethanol?... We oppose it."
#WATCH | Guwahati, Assam | Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed says, "The electricity supply and load shedding across Assam are in a dire situation... We are moving this adjournment motion to open the eyes of the public and the government, urging them to understand the people's pain and the hardships they face in trying to survive. We want them to set aside grand rhetoric and actually resolve this issue..."
Some hard facts on polygyny
NFHS-5 (2019–20) India:
• Muslims – 1.9%
• Hindus – 1.3%
Assam:
NFHS-3 (2005–06)
• Muslims – 6.9%
• Hindus – 2.1%
NFHS-5 (2019–20)
• Muslims – 3.6%
• Hindus – 1.8%
The National Family Health Survey Data clearly shows that banning polygamy alone is not the only way to reduce the practice — and prohibition by itself cannot abolish it.
The sharp decline in polygyny among Muslims in Assam between 2005 and 2020 demonstrates that education, economic progress, and social development are far more effective than politicisation.
https://t.co/4kG6VJ4wiP
Assam is a land of immense pride, rich heritage and resilient people. Today, it stands at a decisive moment, with its people looking ahead to a future that is fair, inclusive and rooted in dignity.
I am glad to have met the people and addressed election public meetings in Dimoria and Bongaon, Beltola in Assam, and joined a massive rally in Guwahati along with Assam Congress President Shri @GauravGogoiAsm and former Chhattisgarh CM & AICC Senior Observer Shri @bhupeshbaghel. We are grateful for the rousing support and encouragement shown by the people of Assam for the Congress Party.
#AssamElections
With Assam at a crucial political moment, I sat down with @SreenivasanJain for an honest, no-holds-barred conversation. From the key issues shaping Assam today to what Congress stands for, we dive into the questions that matter most - watch the full conversation: https://t.co/uX7X5xTLtM
Today, in the presence of leaders from allied parties of the united opposition – Raijor Dal, Asom Jatiya Parishad, CPI(M), CPI(ML), and APHLC – the Hon’ble President of the Indian National Congress, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge ji announced five key guarantees for the people of Assam
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🔹 Unconditional monthly cash transfer for every woman
🔹 ₹1,250/month pension for senior citizens
🔹 ₹25 lakh cashless health cover for every family
🔹 Justice for Zubeen Garg within 100 days
🔹 Land rights for 10 lakh indigenous people
#AssamWithCongress
#5PratishrutiForNotunBorAxom
After a decade of BJP’s rule, Assam is ready for change. It’s time to give Congress an opportunity to deliver governance that truly serves the people.
- Glimpses from the press conference
📍Assam
📌 Jorhat
An overwhelming outpouring of support from the people of Jorhat as its son, Shri @GauravGogoiAsm , filed his nomination for the Jorhat LAC.
Grateful for the immense love, trust, and unwavering faith of the people of Jorhat.
#AssamWithCongress
Assam is facing a crisis.
In six months, 162 migrant workers from the state have died across the country, in factories, construction sites, mines and unsafe living conditions. These are not isolated tragedies. They are the outcome of a system that has failed its people.
Across Assam, agriculture is weakening, wages are too low to survive on, and jobs are scarce. Youngsters are forced to leave home and take on the most dangerous, insecure work just to earn a living.
What is most telling is the silence of the state government. It has neither acknowledged the scale of this crisis nor made it a political priority, choosing instead to look away while lives are lost. The lives of Assam’s workers have little value in Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s model of “development” that prioritises optics over people.
This is not governance. It is abandonment of responsibility, of accountability, and of the very people the state is meant to protect.
https://t.co/aNr6AUKvZ7
Frankly, this is the kind of stuff that ensures fewer people stand up against injustice, fewer people help others when in need, fewer good samaritans all around. What an outrageous thing for a judge to say. I feel terrible for Deepak.