Congress names four candidates for Assam bypolls
Guwahati (PTI): The Congress announced the names of four candidates for the upcoming bypolls in five assembly constituencies in Assam scheduled for next month.
The bypolls will be held in Dholai (SC), Sidli (ST), Bongaigaon, Behali and Samaguri, which became vacant after the representatives won in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday named candidates for Dholai, Sidli, Bongaigaon and Samaguri.
Out of the five seats, only Samaguri was previously held by Congress leader Rakibul Hussain, whose son Tanzil has been named as the party's candidate.
The AICC also announced Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha for Dholai, Sanjib Warle for Sidli, and Brajenjit Sinha for the Bongaigaon seat.
The Congress left the Behali seat for the united opposition alliance, which has nominated Bibek Das of CPI(ML).
However, some local Congress leaders in Behali have opposed the decision and expressed a desire to nominate their own candidate. As a result, the state leadership has communicated with the central committee to make a final decision regarding the seat.
The BJP on Saturday released the names of its three candidates for the bypolls -- Nihar Ranjan Das (Dholai), Diganta Ghatowar (Behali) and Diplu Ranjan Sarma (Samaguri).
Bongaigaon and Sidli will be contested by BJP's allies AGP and UPPL, respectively, and the names of the candidates are yet to be announced.
Polling is set for November 13, with results to be counted on November 23.
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Brahmin community guides entire society: Himachal governor
Bulandshahr (UP) (PTI): Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday said the Brahmin community works to guide the entire society.
Addressing a Brahmin Unity conference organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Brahmin Mahasabha here, Shukla also said that having a nationalist personality should come naturally to people.
Former Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, who also attended the event, said the purpose of the conference is to unite all the Brahmin organisations and to make the society more aware.
"The Brahmin community has always moved forward taking along all sections of society. It has been working dedicatedly for the betterment of the nation. Also, we must make people aware of the forces conspiring to mislead the society," Mishra said.
People should be made aware of the misunderstandings being created about the Constitution, he added.
Mishra also termed the recent communal violence in Bahraich a condemnable incident.
Addressing the gathering, former BJP leader Nupur Sharma said a message is being sent out through this conference that there should be unity not only among different castes, but in the society as a whole.
The event was also attended by BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh Mahesh Sharma and Satish Gautam, UP legislative council member Shrichand Sharma, and Anupshahr MLA Sanjay Sharma, among others.
