EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH ARMED AFGHAN WOMEN take YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY NO. 1 ASH BARTY TO face Max 32°c to the streets against area fast emerging as major pliskova in 1st wimbledon final Min 25°c Taliban P 6 industrial hub P 9 for both P 10 Humidity 81% VOL XI, ISSUE 452 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 BORDER DISPUTE AMOG STATES LIKELY TO BE DISCUSSED Cong decries CM’s remarks on Teacher arrested for molesting 10-yr- MLAs as ‘unconstitutional’ old girl in Dhubri AGENCIES He further pointed out that AGENCIES Amit Shah to chair meeting the Constitution clearly men- GUWAHATI: The Assam tioned not only the legislative GUWAHATI: In a heinous in- Pradesh Congress Commit- powers of MLAs but also execu- cident, a 54-year-old teacher tee (APCC) has taken offence tive and financial powers. tried to allegedly molested to chief minister Himanta “Thus Sarma’s attempts to and tried to rape a 10-year- with NE CMs on July 17 Biswa Sarma’s recent re- forcefully undermine the func- old minor girl in Dhubri dis- marks on MLAs and their tions and powers of MLAs only trict of Assam. AGENCIES chief ministers of NE states at too, the chief minister added. responsibilities as “not only expose his fascist mentality,” The incident took place in the Convention Hall here, tenta- The country’s north-east, disrespectful to the elected Bora said. Baniamari Part-V, Pijabari SHILLONG: Union Home Min- tively on July 17," Sangma told which shares borders with representatives of legislative APCC president Ripun Bora. “The chief minister had village located in the Gauripur ister Amit Shah will chair a reporters. several countries such as Assemblies but also to the re- to listen to an MLA’s directive. also remarked that as long as police station are of Dhubri meeting with CMs of north- He said the Centre has China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, vered Constitution of India.” Such conduct by the chief min- he is chief minister, the onus of district. east states on July 17, during expressed desire that inter- Myanmar and Bhutan, has had The chief minister had in a ister is “autocratic, intolerant development of the constituen- which he is likely to take up state issues among states should its brush with some of these bor- public meeting recently stated and fascist,” APCC president cies would be on the guardian the matter of interstate border be resolved before the 75th der disputes. that the “only role of MLAs is Ripun Bora said, while address- ministers. A person in a demo- 2 killed, many disputes among other issues, Independece Day on August 15. However, all is not well to make laws in the Assembly ing reporters here on Friday. cratic country can never make Meghalaya Chief Minister "For 50 years, we could not among states in the region too. and that they have no role in “The Constitution has paved such a remark unless he has injured as bus skids Conrad K Sangma said on Fri- find a solution to the vexed bor- The recent flare-up along development work in their the way for him to become the same fascist DNA as Hitler day. der problems At present, there is the Assam-Mizoram border in constituencies.” an MLA and take oath as and Mussolini,” he said. off road in Arunachal The meeting will also be a political understanding among which several people on both “Moreover, the chief minis- chief minister. The same The state Congress presi- GUWAHATI: In a tragic inci- attended by chief secretaries and the states in the northeast. We Home Minister Amit Shah. sides were injured and some ter had said that the responsi- Constitution has all the rules dent also referred to another dent, two persons died and the director general of police of can discuss this matter at a high- Space Applications Centre huts were torched last Saturday bility of any development work and responsibilities of MLAs remark of the chief minister several others were left these states, he said. er level," Sangma said. (NESAC) headquarters near is the latest among many such in their constituencies rested and other elected representa- recently when he said that all injured as a passenger bus "The Union Home Minister Shah, during his two-day visit here, he said. incidents that the country’s least upon the ministers and that no tives inscribed in its pages,” Opposition MLAs should join skided off the road and fell has informed us that he will to Meghalaya, will also hold a The Union minister will inau- populous and ethnically diverse bureaucrat or officer is bound Bora said. BJP. Pg 5 200 meters below in the Lep- be chairing a meeting with all meeting at the North Eastern gurate a few projects in the state, region has... Pg 5 arada district of Arunachal Pradesh. SPOTLIGHT The incident occurred 43 NLFT cadres around 9.30 pm on Thursday Law minister Kiren Rijiju meets arrested, 19 surrender, Juice factory fire kills 55 near Tirbin, informed the Assam CEE 2021 20 youths join outfit police. Pg 5 exam to be held on predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad workers in Bangladesh August 29 AGARTALA: A total of 43 cad- 9 arrested for AGENCIES res, belonging to the National MOUSUM AKON arranging child GUWAHATI: The Combined Liberation Front of Tripu- Entrance Exam – Assam NEW DELHI: Newly appointed ra (NLFT) were arrested by DHAKA: At least 55 workers marriage in Barpeta CEE 2021 will be held on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju met Tripura Police within seven were killed in a massive fire August 29. his predecessor Ravi Shankar months from November 2020 at Shezan Juice factory in GUWAHATI: Police in Barpeta Assam Science and Prasad here on Saturday. Rij- to May 2021. Narayanganj, a neighbouring district arrested 9 individu- Technology University iju was given the law and jus- Informing this, high-lev- district of Bangladesh's capital als for making an attempt to (ASTU) will conduct the tice portfolio on Wednesday el sources in Tripura Police Dhaka. marry off a 15-year-old girl. examination for admission and elevated to the Cabinet revealed that in the seven-month The fire broke out at the fac- Police arrested bride- to engineering colleges of rank in a major rejig of the Un- period, 19 other cadres of NLFT tory, a sister concern of Sajeeb ers used to work in the factory." groom, his family and uncle the state. ion Council of Ministers. surrendered before Tripura group, at 5pm on Thursday Deputy Director (operations of the minor girl following a Application forms will Prasad, who was holding New Union Law minister Kiren Rijiju (L) meets his predecessor Ravi Shankar Police in this period while afternoon trapping more than and maintenance) of Fire Service grievance filed by Barpeta- be available from July 14 to the portfolio, besides the infor- Prasad. around 20 youths joined the 50 workers inside the factory and Civil Defense, Debashish based child activist Rafiqul August 2. The admit cards mation technology and com- on Wednesday. "Called on my Ravi Shankar Prasad ji. Sought outfit. building. Bardhan said that the building Islam. will be available 15 days munications ministries, had senior colleague and predecessor his guidance to take forward the According to reports, a faction Shajeeb Group MA Hashem was large which should have at However, Pg 5 before and up to the date of resigned from the government as Union Law & Justice minister vision of Hon'ble... Pg 5 of NLFT, Pg 5 told EC, "Around 600/700 work- least four wide staircases. Pg 5 the exam. Pg 5 Police encounters ploy to NEIPHIU RIO-HEADED PANEL TO NEGOTIATING GROUPS Pijush Hazarika African swine fever kills orders to destroy protect top criminals: AJP Work for ‘one solution, one pigs, sale of pork banned illegal liquor hubs AGENCIES AGENCIES the most affected. As soon as the GUWAHATI: The guardian GUWAHATI: The Assam Jatiya agreement' to resolve Naga issue fever started affecting the pigs, minister of Biswanath dis- Parishad (AJP) on Friday al- GUWAHATI: Hundreds of domes- farmers started culling them to trict, Pijush Hazarika on leged that the surge in encoun- tic pigs have died due to the save the others. Friday directed the district ters in Assam was a ploy to "si- AGENCIES a positive approach of mutual spread of African Swine Fever “We have many farmers who administration and police lence" lower-rung criminals to respect for each other by setting in many areas of Darrang. The rely on pig farms for income. to destroy all illegal liquor protect their bosses running il- DIMAPUR: The first meeting of aside pre-conditions in the great- Animal Husbandry & Veter- Three more farms including hubs in Biswanath within legal syndicates, including pol- the recently formed Parlia- er interest of the people’s cry for inary Department of Assam mine started witnessing the pigs three days. iticians and top police officers. mentary Core Committee of long term peace and in order to has stopped the slaughter, sale dying of unknown disease. Later, The minister said that The chief minister's sanction AJP general secretary Jagadish Naga Political Issue was held move forward under a positive and consumption of pork from we found that they were dying based on his own research, to make encounters the "pattern" Bhuyan. Friday at Rhododendron Hall, environment that is conducive these areas for three months. because of the African Swine he has figured out those areas in handling fleeing criminals, crime, are people being 'silenced' Chumuokedima in Dimapur.