EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH SPREAD OF COVID-19 NE INDIA’S 15TH AIRPORT JADEJA REMAINS THE Max 33°c under control in becomes operational, goto all-rounder Min 21°c Karbi Anglong P4 caters to Bengal, Bhutan P9 for India P10 Humidity 76% VOL XII, ISSUE 354 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 NEW GOVT TO TAKE OATH TODAY NOON AT KALAKSHETRA AUDITORIUM HIMANTA REPLACERS SONOWAL AS 15th CM AGENCIES elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party earlier in the GUWAHATI: The BJP’s lead day, paving way for him to be- Sarma, Sonowal meet Guv, strategist in northeastern come Assam’s next chief min- states and senior leader Him- ister replacing Sarbananda anta Biswa Sarma, who was Sonowal. stake claim for govt formation on Sunday elected as the lead- The Assam State Disaster er of the newly elected MLAs Management Authority in an AGENCIES of the party, will take charge order stated, “The State Dis- as the 15th Chief Minister of aster Management Authority, GUWAHATI: BJP leaders – Him- Assam on Monday. Assam, hereby allows holding anta Biswa Sarma and Sarba- The Bharatiya Janata Party of the swearing in ceremonies nanda Sonowal on Sunday af- has returned to power in As- and functions as statutorily ternoon met Assam Governor sam for a second consecutive mandated subject to obser- Jagdish Mukhi and staked term after winning the recent- vance of COVID-19 protocols claim for Government forma- ly held three-phase elections and COVID appropriate be- tion in the State. to the 126-member state As- havious by all during the cer- Other top leaders of the sembly. emony/function.” NDA partners including AGP BJP sources said that Sar- The ceremony will be or- president Atul Bora, UPPL ma, who has already received Chief minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma is being felicitated soon after named as lead of the BJP legislature ganized by the Government president Pramod Boro were NDA legislatures meet the governor on Sunday afternoon. the support of the two allies party on Sunday. of Assam at International Au- also present in the meeting submitted his resignation as the State. The new Himanta of “Mitrajot” -- Asom Gana with Himanta Biswa Sarma as Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief (NEDA), said on Sunday that ditorium of Srimanta Sankar- with the Governor at Raj Bha- Assam Chief Minister to Gov- Biswa Sarma-led Assam Cabi- Parishad (AGP) and United chief minister will take oath minister-designate and the the state’s new cabinet will dev Kalakshetra, Panjabari in wan in Guwahati. ernor Jagdish Mukhi, paving net will take oath on Monday. People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), on Monday with adherence convenor of the BJP-led North take oath at 12 noon on Mon- Guwahati. Union agricultural Earlier on Sunday morn- way for Himanta Biswa Sar- BJP strongman in the Assam’s new government to all COVID-19 protocols. East Democratic Alliance day. Sarma was unanimously minister and central ... Pg 5 ing, Sarbananda Sonowal ma to become the new CM of Northeast, ... Pg5 SPOTLIGHT 7 designated Sonowal will remain 4,092 SUCCUMB TO THE VIRUS ACROSS INDIA Delhi lockdown Country needs cremation Record over four lakh Covid extended by breath, not PM’s grounds for my leader always: HBS another week residence: RaGa AGENCIES th cases for 4 consecutive day NEW DELHI: The ongoing lock- NEW DELHI: Hitting out at Covid deaths GUWAHATI: “He has been out down in Delhi will be extended the Centre for continuing GUWAHATI: Kamrup (M) DC de- Neta (leader) and he will be AGENCIES have recuperated from the for another week up to May 17 the construction work for clares 7 Designated Cremation our leader in the future too,” disease surged to 1,83,17,404 morning and Metro train ser- the Central Vista redevel- Grounds for COVID deaths said Assam’s next chief min- NEW DELHI: India recorded with 3,86,444 patients recov- vices will be halted during the opment project amid the :- As the fatalities due to COV- ister Himanta Biswa Sarma 4,03,738 fresh COVID-19 cases ering in a day, while the case period, Chief Minister Arvind raging COVID-19 pandemic, ID-19 are increasing in the on Sunday as he was chosen in a day, which pushed the fatality rate was recorded at Kejriwal said on Sunday. Congress leader Rahul Gan- state, the Kamrup (M) district to lead the NDA alliance pav- tally to 2,22,96,414, according 1.09 per cent, the data stated. He said although COVID-19 dhi on Sunday said the coun- commissioner on Saturday ing his way to take charge of to the Union health ministry India’s COVID-19 tally had cases have come down in the try needs breath and not the has declared seven designated Dispur. lifting the Assamese commu- data updated on Sunday. crossed the 20-lakh mark on last few days, but any slack- prime minister’s residence. cremation grounds for smooth Terming Sonowal as a big nity throughout the last five The death toll climbed August 7, 30 lakh on August ness would squander the gains The redevelopment project disposal of bodies. brother, Sarma applauded the years have inspired me every to 2,42,362 with 4,092 daily 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and achieved so far in the current of the Central Vista -- the The cremation grounds de- outgoing chief minister and time. The way he had trusted deaths, the data updated at 8 50 lakh on September 16. wave of the pandemic. power corridor of the coun- clared as the Designated Cre- said that it was under his able and entrusted me with respon- am showed. It went past 60 lakh on Sep- The Delhi government had try -- envisages a new trian- mation Gounds are: Ulubari leadership that Sarma had sibilities, was no short of a Registering a steady in- tember 28, 70 lakh on October been forced to impose lock- gular Parliament building, Electrical Crematorium, Ba- learnt the lessons of politics of lesson for me. I learned how to crease, the active cases have national COVID-19 recovery 11, crossed 80 lakh on Octo- down amid a steep rise in a common Central Secre- sistha Bhootnath Cremation ‘high moral value’. love serving the people of the increased to 37,36,648, com- rate was recorded at 82.15 per ber 29, 90 lakh on November COVID-19 cases on April 20. tariat, the revamping of the Ground in Basistha, Bogthuli “Sonowal’s way of politics state and to work for all com- prising 16.76 per cent of the cent. 20 and surpassed the 1-crore Although, the cases have come three-km-long Rajpath from Cremation Ground ... Pg 5 and the way he served for up- munities across ... Pg 5 total infections, while the The number of people who mark on December 19. Pg5 down and positivity ... Pg5 the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and ... Pg 5 NIRMALA SITHARAMAN TELLS MAMATA BANERJEE Assam TEs witness 400 retired doctors Wishes pour in for of armed forces Exempting vax from GST will massive Covid spike Assam’s next CM AGERNCIES Dhemaji and Sivasagar.The AGENCIES state chief minister, in BJP’s North Eastern Tea Associ- to be recruited legislature party meeting lead to price increase: FM GUWAHATI: The tea gardens in ation (NETA) has urged the NEW DELHI: The Ministry of GUWAHATI: Showers of bless- Sarma’s name was proposed AGENCIES ers would not be able to offset upper Assam have witnessed state government to urgently Defence on Subday approved ings and good wishes poured by outgoing chief minister their input taxes and would a massive spike in Covid-19 organize vaccination camps the temporary recruitment in from all corners for the Sarbananda Sonowal and NEW DELHI: Union Finance pass them on to the end con- positive cases during the one in the tea estates. of retired doctors of the newly elected legislative par- was selected unanimously. Minister Nirmala Sithara- sumer/citizen by increasing last week. In a letter to the Principal armed forces to meet the ris- ty leader of Assam and Chief Meanwhile, opposition man on May 9 responded to the price,” she tweeted. Over 500 workers in tea Secretary, Health and Fami- ing requirement in view of Minister Himanta Biswa leaders from the Congress West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee, in her letter ad- gardens have been infected ly Welfare Department, and the rising Covid cases. “The Sarma on Sunday. and AIUDF parties have ex- Mamata Banerjee’s letter dressed to Prime Minister by the deadly virus, health in separate letters to all the Ministry of Defence has is- It’s a dream come true mo- tended their heartfelt greet- seeking waiver of taxes on Narendra Modi, sought a officials said. According to 34 Deputy Commissioners, sued an order to Directorate ment for Himanta Biswa Sar- ings to the newly elected COVID-19-related drugs and waiver on the GST levied on the officials, till Saturday, at NETA has requested to pro- General Armed Forces Med- ma, as he will be taking oath Chief Minister of Assam. medical equipment. Such a oxygen cylinders, along with least 503 tea garden workers tect the tea garden popula- ical Services (DG AFMS) as the next Chief Minister of Taking to Twitter, Assam move, explained Sitharaman, the exemption of other med- at many estates in 14 dis- tion from the second wave of for recruitment of Ex-Army Assam on Monday. Pradesh Congress Com- would be “counterproduc- ical equipment and drugs re- tricts have tested positive for the pandemic by organizing Medical Corps (AMC)/Short On Sunday, a week later mittee (APCC) president, tive” and lead to an increase quired in COVID-19 treatment the infection.