In a letter, undersigned by AICC member and senior Congress leader Jitendra Singh, the president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Bhupen Kumar Borah, has been directed to draw up a list of party leaders who skipped the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Assam.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika on Monday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying that by the time the Congress leader will reach Kashmir, India will see a Congress Mukt Bharat.

Guwahati Dec 28 PTI Opposition Congress in Assam on Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and dared him to surrender his security cover after he ridiculed the protection by personal security officers as Congress culture The state government has constituted a committee to assess PSO requirement depending on the security threat perception to individuals and leaders Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Kumar Borah said the system of assigning PSOs began in Congress after party leader Manabendra Sharma was shot dead in Guwahati while returning from a market in 1991 Sharmas political rivals had allegedly orchestrated the shooting in nexus with the banned ULFA If Assam Police says the state is peaceful then the chief minister should not take security cover within the Assam Let the CM surrender his PSOs at least he said The chief minister can avail security cover if he travelled outside the state but should not when within Assam Sarma had on Saturday spoken out against protection by PSOs terming it a Congress culture and claimed that there was no threat to the life of any BJP leader in the state as they have done no harm to anyone He had also said he has the authority to remove the PSOs but is awaiting requests from the partys end Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia Cong said that the chief minister was using this tactic of terming PSOs as Congress culture to remove the security officers allotted randomly to BJP leaders The Congress leader said BJP leaders were allotted PSOs as a feel good factor as they had never tasted any power ever Now the chief minister is in a spot as to how to withdraw these excess PSOs he said AIUDF legislator Aminul Islam said the matter of assigning or withdrawing PSOs is a matter to be dealt with by the security agencies I cannot understand why the chief minister is bothered about it he added State Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said the issue of PSOs was discussed at the cabinet meeting The cabinet has formed a committee to assess who will get security cover of PSOs Depending on it PSOs will be assigned or withdrawn Mahanta said PTI SSG KK KK KK

Dispur (Assam) [India], October 30 (ANI): Bypolls for five assembly constituencies in Assam will be held on Saturday.

Guwahati Oct 21 PTI The Congress on Thursday staged a state-wide protest in Assam over the alleged failure of the BJP-led government to check the rise of prices of fuel and other essential commodities Assam Pradesh Congress Committee leaders and workers carrying banners and placards and shouting slogans staged demonstrations across the state barring Tamulpur Mariani Thowra Gossaigaon and Bhabanipur constituencies where by-elections will be held on October 30 The party members denounced the BJP for allegedly failing to keep its poll promise of checking the rise of prices of petrol diesel LPG cylinders and other essential commodities PTI ESB ACD ACD