Have accepted Congress’ decision to snap ties with AIUDF: Badruddin Ajmal

Have accepted Congress’ decision to snap ties with AIUDF: Badruddin Ajmal

With Congress deciding to snap ties with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), party chief Badruddin Ajmal said that it has accepted the decision of big brother Congress. Ajmal, who is also a Lok Sabha MP, said that severing ties will benefit both the parties. The core committee of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has … Read more

How a new political party to be formed by AASU can change Assam’s political dynamics

How a new political party to be formed by AASU can change Assam’s political dynamics

In December 1985, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta moved his belongings from a hostel room in Gauhati University to the chief minister’s bungalow. So did most of his cabinet colleagues. They were all office-bearers of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) spearheading an anti-foreigners movement (1979-85) before forming a new political entity and wresting Assam’s political power … Read more