‘Illegal mining continues unchecked’: Gaurav Gogoi writes to PM Modi, calls for SIT probe into Assam mine mishap | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, where four people lost their lives.Gogoi criticised the ongoing issue of “illegal mining” in the state, attributing it to “weak law enforcement and local complicity.”The tragedy…

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Congress: Bid to shift focus from questions on polls’ integrity | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday dubbed the cabinet clearance to bills on simultaneous polls as BJP‘s attempt to divert attention from serious questions being asked about the integrity of elections being held in the country.Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said his party has asked many questions in the past about polls and electoral integrity. “Let this…

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Free media from cage, says Rahul as fresh Parliament curbs spark row | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: New restrictions on movement of mediapersons within the Parliament premises triggered uproar on Monday, with leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi raising the issue in the Lok Sabha and urging the Speaker to “free them from the cage”.Later, in the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, sources said Congress deputy leader in LS, Gaurav…

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Gaurav Gogoi writes to Birla on mantris’ ‘threatening remarks’ against opposition | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi has written to Speaker Om Birla expressing concern “about the deteriorating standards of parliamentary conduct” in the House. He has alleged that “often it is the ministers of govt themselves who make unparliamentary, objectionable and threatening remarks against members of opposition parties”.While asserting that…

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