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k k y y m m c c Vol. No. VI Issue No. 18 RNI-ASSENG/2014/58385 | GUWAHATI TUESDAY MARCH 02, 2021 | PAGES 8 PRICE RS. 7.00 Why Covid-19 vaccine is Tiger Woods praises Rory McIlroy and not free for public,... 03 fellow golfers who played in red and black 07 PM Modi Gets 1st Dose NEWS Assam determined to save its Of Covaxin, Sports IN BRIEF Palash Changmai diverse culture : Priyanka Gandhi Assamese Gamocha To Contest Polls need to recognise your leaders and the opposite is happening. Prod- Guwahati, March 1: As those politicians who come and ucts like gamosa (traditional scarf- Assam gears for the up- stand before you during elections towel) are coming from outside. coming Assembly elec- and make promises. If you don't Even fish is being imported from tions this month, Asom recognise their truth, you won't be Andhra Pradesh. Why is it happen- Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra able to change your future for the ing?" Gandhi asked.She urged Parishad (AJYCP) gen- better," she said while addressing people to ask these questions to eral secretary Palash party workers at Lakhimpur in Up- those in power. Gandhi urged them Changmai is much likely per Assam.Gandhi was launching to also question why Assam's in- to join Assam Jatiya the party's statewide campaign dustries, tea-gardens and oil fields Parishad (AJP) and con- against rising unemployment and are being handed over to New Delhi, March 1 : As was seen taking the vaccine test election from the the alleged failure of the ruling BJP outsiders."The people running the the second phase of in a live video and he was seen Sonari constituency.As government to fulfil its promise Assam government and the gov- nationwide vaccination sporting a gamocha from per reports, the AJYCP made in 2016 of creating jobs on a ernment in Centre are not worried against coronavirus Assam. New Delhi: Prime Min- leader will quit the mass scale."Those who came to about your good. They don't want kickstarts for vaccinating ister Narendra Modi on Mon- student's body within you in the last election and prom- to give recognition to your culture citizens over 60 and those day took his first dose of the this week.Meanwhile, the Guwahati, March 1 : Gandhi ar- recognise and question those ised to give 2.5 million jobs weren't or strengthen it. Till they don't un- over 45 who have illnesses, COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS newly floated AJP has rived in the poll-bound state on a elected representatives and minis- able to give even 80,000. You need derstand you well, your future is Prime Minister Narendra here and appealed to all those been constituted by the two-day visit, her first this year, ters who are not working to pro- to recognise them. You also need not secure," she said.The Con- Modi becomes the first who are eligible to get All Assam Students' earlier in the day and took part in tect their interests.Gandhi arrived to recognise those who travel gress leader blamed the BJP-led beneficiary to take the first inoculated.Sister P. Niveda, Union (AASU) and the several programmes. The visit, a in the poll-bound state on a two- across the state on chartered state government and Centre for shot of Covaxin Bharat from Puducherry, adminis- AJYCP. Former AASU fortnight after her brother Rahul's day visit, her first this year, earlier planes at all times and comes to unemployment and inflation. "Your Biotech and the Indian tered Bharat Biotech's general secretary Lurin trip, is expected to boost in the day and took part in several you riding bicycles during elec- future and the future of your state Council of Medical Re- COVAXIN to the prime minis- Jyoti Gogoi is the first Congress's prospects in the com- programmes. The visit, a fortnight tion," she said."You need to know and nation are in your hands. You search (ICMR) at AIIMS in ter, sources said."Took my president of the regional ing electionCongress general sec- after her brother Rahul's trip, is ex- where your welfare lies. Assam has need to understand this responsi- the national capital.As re- first dose of the COVID-19 party. retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on pected to boost Congress's pros- lot of potential. You can send your bility well and take control of your ported by several media vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable Lurinjyoti Monday urged voters in Assam to pects in the coming election."You products all over the country. But future. The state Contd...Page 6 outlets, the Prime Minister how our Contd...Page 6 Meets Akhil Guwahati, March 1: Congress appoints Prithviraj Chavan as Assam Polls: BJP-AGP Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) President Lurinjyoti Gogoi on Mon- chairman of screening panel for Assam polls Discuss Seat Sharing, Final day met KMSS leader Guwahati, March 1 : The Congress Chaired by Gandhi, the Central Elec- and Raijor Dal President on Monday set up a screening com- tion Committee will make the final de- Call On March 4 Akhil Gogoi at Gauhati mittee for the upcoming Assam as- cision on party candidates.Elections Medical College and sembly elections and appointed to the 126-member Assam Assembly Hospital (GMCH) to dis- former Maharashtra chief minister will be held in three phases on March k cuss the seat-sharing for Prithviraj Chavan as its chairman. 27, April 1 and April 6. The counting k y the upcoming Assam as- Chavan is a part of the 'Group of 23' of votes will be taken up on May y m m c sembly elections. Meet- Congress leaders who had written to 2.The Congress is looking to regain c ing the jailed KMSS party chief Sonia Gandhi demanding power in the northeastern state that leader at GMCH who is an organisational overhaul and inter- the party ruled for 15 years before under treatment, nal elections for every post."The AICC general secretary in-charge of being ousted by the BJP in 2016. Lurinjyoti said, "In the Congress president has constituted Assam Jitendra Singh, PCC president Congress party has constituted a 9- first round, the party will the following Screening Committee Ripun Bora and CLP leader Debabrata member screening committee on nominate the highest for the forthcoming assembly elec- Saikia, it said. AICC secretaries Monday for the forthcoming Assam number of candidates." tions in Assam with immediate effect Anirudh Singh, Prithviraj Prabhakar Assembly Elections.Former "We will contact Delhi with Prithviraj Chavan as the chair- Sathe and Vikas Upadhyay are also Maharashtra Chief Minister and se- Chief Minister Arvind man and Kamleshwar Patel and Dipika ex-officio members.The committee will nior Congress leader Prithviraj Kejriwal for election cam- Pandey Singh as members," a party screen candidates for the assembly Chavan is being appointed as the paign", Gogoi added."In statement said.Other members of the polls and make recommendations to Chairman of the screening commit- this meeting, important committee are ex-officio. They include the Central Election Committee. tee, while Contd...Page 6 Guwahati, March 1 : As the Assembly their alliance along with UPPL.Meanwhile, discussion was held re- Polls has neared, top leaders of the ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is eyeing garding the sharing of Bharatiya Janat Party (BJP) and Asom an increase in its share of seats. As per seats of both the parties Myanmar's Suu Kyi appears at Gana Parishad (AGP) alliance conducted reports, AGP is likely to seek at least 30 in the forthcoming assem- a meeting on Monday to discuss the seat- seats to contest this year's elections. Rajya bly polls," Gogoi further sharing for the polls.After the meeting Sabha MP Birendra Prasad Baishya also said. court hearing via video concluded AGP leader Keshab Mahanta asserted that AJP would be demanding Anil Raja Quits and Atul Bora said a final call on the seat more seats.Differences seem to have Congress conferencing, faces new charge sharing will be taken on March 4 after a cropped-up between allies in Assam - the Guwahati, March 1 : Se- consultation with the BJP leaders in BJP and Axom Gana Parishad (AGP) over nior Assam Congress League for Democracy said.Myanmar has been in Delhi.BJP Assam President Ranjit Dass seat sharing.AGP leaders on Monday leader Anil Raja on Mon- (NLD) has not been seen in chaos since the military clarified that BJP and AJP will continue staged a walkout from a Contd...Page 6 day resigned from the public since her government seized power after alleging membership of All India was ousted in a February 1 fraud in a November election Covid vaccination phase 2 starts today Congress Committee. Raja military coup and she was won by Suu Kyi`s NLD in a tendered his resignation to detained along with other landslide.As Suu Kyi ap- New Delhi, March 1 : Look- Congress president Sonia party leaders.Min Min Soe peared in the video confer- ing to get vaccinated against Gandhi.The senior leader said the next hearing would ence court hearing, police in the novel coronavirus in the said that the state's Con- be March 15.Initially, she the main city of Yangon second phase of the vacci- gress has lost its reputa- was charged with illegally used stun grenades and tear nation programme? So, how tion and he alleged that the importing six walkie-talkie ra- gas to disperse protesters, should you go about it? current APCC president dios. Later, a charge of vio- witnesses said, a day after Read to know moreThe sec- ond phase of Covid-19 vac- Ripun Bora has no organi- New Delhi, March 1 : country's colonial-era penal lating a natural disaster law the worst violence since the cination in India commenced zational experience and ac- Myanmar`s ousted leader code, which prohibits pub- by breaching coronavirus coup.There were no imme- on Monday, covering cused his involvement in Aung San Suu Kyi appeared lishing information that may protocols was added.On diate reports of any casual- people over 60 and above.