No dearth of funds in pursuing development projects in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi attributed the continuous announcement of schemes by the State and their successful implementation from its own sources of revenue to the sound financial health of the State Government.
NRC updation exercise going on in full steam: Assam CM
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said that the State Government is wholly committed towards updation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) 1951 and has engaged 39,935 State Government employees, including contractual workers for completion of the process within the stipulated deadline.
Gujarat Model a dismal failure : Gogoi
Guwahati, Dec 3 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said that the trouncing the BJP received at the civil polls in Gujarat is a clear indication that the much-hyped Gujarat Model of development is a dismal failure.
My statement on Hindi-speaking people twisted out of context : Assam CM
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that his statement on Hindi-speaking people has been twisted and wrongly interpreted to give it a different colour by Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav.
Gogoi lambasts Union Home Minister's remark on 'Secularism'
Guwahati, Nov 27 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi observed that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's comment that the architect of the Constitution had never thought of putting the term ‘secularism’ in the Preamble but it was incorporated later through a constitutional amendment is a clear indication of BJP's evil designs of establishing a 'Hindu Rashtra'.
Gogoi urges children to emulate the ideals of Pandit Nehru
Guwahati, Nov 14 (IBNS): Assam also joined with the rest of the country in celebrating the birth day of the first Prime Minister of the Nation Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as ‘Children’s Day’ on Saturday where Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi called upon the children to emulate the ideals of Nehru who was an architect of modern India.
Bihar result is against communal, divisive and anti-poor forces : Gogoi
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that the grand victory of Grand Alliance partners-Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Sonia Gandhi- is a verdict of the people of Bihar against communal, divisive and anti-poor forces.
Fundamental difference exists between 2002 Gujarat Riot and 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot: Gogoi
Guwahati, Nov 4 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the riot that took place as an after affect are very condemnable. Likewise, the 2002 Gujarat Riot is equally condemnable.
Assam CM appeals secular forces to work together to defeat communal forces
Guwahati, Oct 28 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday appealed to all secular forces to come on a common platform to defeat communal and divisive forces in the country.
Gogoi slams Centre’s decision to remove Nehru's name from Fulbright scholarship vindictive
Guwahati, Oct 26 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday castigated the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre for the decision to remove former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s name from the India-US Fulbright scholarship programme.
Union govt's attempt to control judiciary not in consonance with democratic polity : Tarun Gogoi
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, the three main organs of the state, have to work in tandem for a strong and healthy democracy.
Amended MHA notification leaves sensitive and vital issues unresolved : Assam CM
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that the Centre's Ministry of Home Affairs amended the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950 and Foreigners' Order 1948 in a haste leaving many sensitive and vital issues unresolved thus further compounding the vexed foreigners' problem in Assam.
Chinese dam on the Brahmaputra to have severe impact on lower riparian states : Assam CM
Guwahati, Oct 14 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the reported move by China operationalising hydro-power station on the Brahmaputra river is going to cause irreparable damage to Assam and other parts of the Brahmaputra basin.
DoNER must come out with white paper on release of funds : Tarun Gogoi
Guwahati, Oct 7 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) must come out with a white paper on release of funds to the North Eastern states and the non-submission of Utilisation Certificates by the states.
Muted voices of deprived must be heard loud and clear: Assam CM in Regional Workshop on RTI Act
Muted voices of deprived must be heard loud and clear: Assam CM in Regional Workshop on RTI Act