July 16, 2026
‘Faked medical conditions’: Indian-origin man held in Canada for flashing female doctors; used fake identity

‘Faked medical conditions’: Indian-origin man held in Canada for flashing female doctors; used fake identity

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Source: Peel Regional Police An Indian-origin man in Brampton was arrested and charged with flashing a female physician at a medical clinic in Mississauga, according to the Peel Regional Police. He was also charged with using a false identity and forging documents.The 12 Division Criminal Investigations Bureau arrested and charged the man after a series…

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AP High Court answer key 2026 released at aphc.gov.in for CBT exam; check direct link here

AP High Court answer key 2026 released at aphc.gov.in for CBT exam; check direct link here

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AP High Court Answer Key 2026 AP High Court Answer Key 2026 has been released on the official website, aphc.gov.in, for candidates who appeared in the recruitment examinations conducted between May 23 and May 25, 2026. Candidates can now access the provisional answer key along with their recorded response sheets through the online portal.The recruitment…

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NEW DELHI: Government on Friday suspended three engineers from Delhi Jal Board after a 25-year-old motorcyclist died by falling into a construction pit dug by the water agency in Janakpuri area.According to the police the deceased was identified as Kamal Dhyani, who was returning home from his office on his motorcycle. Here are the top developments’We visited at least 6 police stations’Dhyani’s family said that it did not receive any help from the Delhi Police and accused it of “gross carelessness.” Dhyani’s brother said that he visited six police station but received information about Kamal’s death only after calling him on his phone in the morning, which was received by an official to extend the news of his death.”When I last talked to him, he said he would reach home in 10 minutes. When I called him again at 12:30 am, he didn’t pick up. We got worried. We started looking for him. I first went to his office in Rohini, then to the Janakpuri police station. The police gave us his last location in this area. We kept looking for him but couldn’t find him. This is gross carelessness,” he said.”My brother was not crazy that he would deliberately crash into the pit… At 1:30 am, I checked this pit, but he was not there at that time. We visited at least 6 police stations but did not receive any help… In the morning, when I again called my brother’s phone number, the police picked up the call and informed us that his body had been recovered from the pit… Had the police got into action on time, my brother would have been alive,” he added.’7 people were searching for him from midnight’Kamal’s friend also claimed the police him to wait till 11 am to file a complaint. He added that officials agreed to track the phone but did not share the exact location.After receiving no help from the police, a group of seven people tried to find the victim but failed.”I had talked to him last night when he had reached the District Centre. He was just 15 minutes from home. We waited for an hour, but he didn’t come. An hour later, we came to the District Centre. He had been in accidents twice before, so we thought something like that might have happened. He wasn’t picking up our calls. His bike was nowhere to be seen,” Dhyani’s friend said.”When we went to the police station to file a complaint, we were told that our complaint would not be registered before 11 am. Upon request, the police helped us find the location of my friend and asked us to look for him in a 200-metre radius here. 7 people were searching for him from midnight to 7 am, but we could not find him. At 1 am, when we checked the pit, he was not there. We were on this road all the time, but we don’t understand how he ended up here after we checked,” he added.”When we went back home at 7 am, we received a call from my friend’s phone, and the police informed us that he was in the pit. Why could his phone not be traced by the police at night? We suspect he was killed… What must his parents be going through… We still haven’t informed his mother… He was 25 years old and worked at the HDFC Bank call centre in Rohini Sector 10… Police have been deployed, and barricades have been set up around the pit now. Why couldn’t they do it earlier? My friend could have been saved,” he further said.’We will look into it’Meanwhile, Delhi Police claimed that it tracked Kamal’s phone as soon as his his brother Janakpuri Police Station around 2:45 am. It also claimed that a constable also searched for the deceased with the family members for about 2.5 hours.Deputy comissioner of Police, west Sharad Bhaskar assured that if help was not provided to the family and friends searching for the deceased, the matter would be looked into.”A pit was dug for some work of the Delhi Jal Board. Last night, 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani’s bike fell into this pit, and he unfortunately died. We will investigate all stakeholders of this DJB work. The deceased’s brother came to Janakpuri Police Station around 2:45 am, and he informed that his brother had not reached home yet. The police tracked his mobile phone, which was indicating Janakpuri District Park. Head Constable Ramkesh searched for the deceased with the family members for about 2.5 hours, but they couldn’t find him,” Bhaskar said.”At 8 am today, a woman called the police and informed them that a body was lying in a 15-foot deep pit. This is when everything came to light. As of now, we know that the family visited PS Janakpuri, but if the family says they did not receive help from 6-7 police stations, we will look into it,” he added.Police registers FIRDelhi Police registered an FIR against a contractor and officials of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over the death of a 25-year-old motorcyclist who fell into a 15-feet deep pit dug by the civic agency in the Janakpuri area here, an official said.”We have registered an FIR under section 105 (culpable homicide) of the BNS at Janakpuri Police Station against the contractor and concerned officials of Delhi Jal Board,” the senior police officer said.The officer said that investigation is being carried out on priority and strict legal action will taken against the guilty as per lawMinister vows strict actionDelhi urban development minister Ashish Sood expressed grief over the incident and stressed that anyone from the Jal Board found responsible for overlooking the safety protocols will not be spared.”I received news of this unfortunate accident around 8:30-9 am, and I have been here since then… Delhi Jal Board work was in progress here, and I have instructed the Jal Board to investigate the safety protocols. If anyone is found responsible, they will not be spared,” Ashish Sood said.”The Jal Board had conducted an audit of all safety protocols and issued circulars… The police are looking into the cause of the accident… Any official from the Jal Board found responsible for jeopardising the safety measures will not be spared…” he added.Delhi Jal Board sets up committeeThe Delhi Jal Board has set up a committee to probe which will submit a report on the incident by the same evening.In a post on X, Water minister Pravesh Verma said, “DJB has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident. The committee has been directed to inspect the accident site immediately and review safety arrangements, barricading, signage and traffic management.”The water minister who inspected the construction site after the incident was reported on Friday ordered the suspension of the DJB officers.”We are suspending three officers-executive engineer, assistant engineer and junior engineer, it was the duty of the three officers to monitor the progress of the work ongoing here,” Singh told reporters.Work at the site has been ongoing for the last three months but the pit was dug on Thursday, he said.’This is not an accident, but murder’Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvid Kejriwal slammed BJP-led Delhi government over the incident and alleged that Kamal’s death was not an accident but a “murder”.In a post on X, the former Delhi chief minister alleged that the BJP learnt nothing from the incident in Noida where a young software engineer died after drowning in a waterlogged plot last month.”This is not an accident, but murder. The BJP has learned nothing even from the Noida incident. Gross negligence and a non-responsible attitude have now become the hallmark of BJP governments, and the common people are paying the price for it,” he added.”May God give strength to that family who lost their child due to the government’s negligence,” he added.’Real culprit is not the road’Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also condemned the death of the motorcyclist claiming that the “real culprit is not the road, but the irresponsible regime.”In a social media post on X, Rahul said, “The epidemic of greed and negligence spreading across Hindustan has claimed another young life today. A son, a dream, the entire world of his parents—all shattered in an instant. This is not an accident; it is murder—and the killer is the power that flees from accountability. The real culprit is not the road, but the irresponsible regime.””Because here there are no resignations, no punishments are meted out, no one’s conscience ever stirs. Indore’s poisoned water, the road in Noida that took Yuvraj’s life collapsing bridges, colliding trains, suffocating pollution. There is no Accountability and until there is accountability, one after another will continue to fall victim to the epidemic of greed,” he added.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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NEW DELHI: Government on Friday suspended three engineers from Delhi Jal Board after a 25-year-old motorcyclist died by falling into a construction pit dug by the water agency in Janakpuri area.According to the police the deceased was identified as Kamal Dhyani, who was returning home from his office on his motorcycle. Here are the top developments’We visited at least 6 police stations’Dhyani’s family said that it did not receive any help from the Delhi Police and accused it of “gross carelessness.” Dhyani’s brother said that he visited six police station but received information about Kamal’s death only after calling him on his phone in the morning, which was received by an official to extend the news of his death.”When I last talked to him, he said he would reach home in 10 minutes. When I called him again at 12:30 am, he didn’t pick up. We got worried. We started looking for him. I first went to his office in Rohini, then to the Janakpuri police station. The police gave us his last location in this area. We kept looking for him but couldn’t find him. This is gross carelessness,” he said.”My brother was not crazy that he would deliberately crash into the pit… At 1:30 am, I checked this pit, but he was not there at that time. We visited at least 6 police stations but did not receive any help… In the morning, when I again called my brother’s phone number, the police picked up the call and informed us that his body had been recovered from the pit… Had the police got into action on time, my brother would have been alive,” he added.’7 people were searching for him from midnight’Kamal’s friend also claimed the police him to wait till 11 am to file a complaint. He added that officials agreed to track the phone but did not share the exact location.After receiving no help from the police, a group of seven people tried to find the victim but failed.”I had talked to him last night when he had reached the District Centre. He was just 15 minutes from home. We waited for an hour, but he didn’t come. An hour later, we came to the District Centre. He had been in accidents twice before, so we thought something like that might have happened. He wasn’t picking up our calls. His bike was nowhere to be seen,” Dhyani’s friend said.”When we went to the police station to file a complaint, we were told that our complaint would not be registered before 11 am. Upon request, the police helped us find the location of my friend and asked us to look for him in a 200-metre radius here. 7 people were searching for him from midnight to 7 am, but we could not find him. At 1 am, when we checked the pit, he was not there. We were on this road all the time, but we don’t understand how he ended up here after we checked,” he added.”When we went back home at 7 am, we received a call from my friend’s phone, and the police informed us that he was in the pit. Why could his phone not be traced by the police at night? We suspect he was killed… What must his parents be going through… We still haven’t informed his mother… He was 25 years old and worked at the HDFC Bank call centre in Rohini Sector 10… Police have been deployed, and barricades have been set up around the pit now. Why couldn’t they do it earlier? My friend could have been saved,” he further said.’We will look into it’Meanwhile, Delhi Police claimed that it tracked Kamal’s phone as soon as his his brother Janakpuri Police Station around 2:45 am. It also claimed that a constable also searched for the deceased with the family members for about 2.5 hours.Deputy comissioner of Police, west Sharad Bhaskar assured that if help was not provided to the family and friends searching for the deceased, the matter would be looked into.”A pit was dug for some work of the Delhi Jal Board. Last night, 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani’s bike fell into this pit, and he unfortunately died. We will investigate all stakeholders of this DJB work. The deceased’s brother came to Janakpuri Police Station around 2:45 am, and he informed that his brother had not reached home yet. The police tracked his mobile phone, which was indicating Janakpuri District Park. Head Constable Ramkesh searched for the deceased with the family members for about 2.5 hours, but they couldn’t find him,” Bhaskar said.”At 8 am today, a woman called the police and informed them that a body was lying in a 15-foot deep pit. This is when everything came to light. As of now, we know that the family visited PS Janakpuri, but if the family says they did not receive help from 6-7 police stations, we will look into it,” he added.Police registers FIRDelhi Police registered an FIR against a contractor and officials of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over the death of a 25-year-old motorcyclist who fell into a 15-feet deep pit dug by the civic agency in the Janakpuri area here, an official said.”We have registered an FIR under section 105 (culpable homicide) of the BNS at Janakpuri Police Station against the contractor and concerned officials of Delhi Jal Board,” the senior police officer said.The officer said that investigation is being carried out on priority and strict legal action will taken against the guilty as per lawMinister vows strict actionDelhi urban development minister Ashish Sood expressed grief over the incident and stressed that anyone from the Jal Board found responsible for overlooking the safety protocols will not be spared.”I received news of this unfortunate accident around 8:30-9 am, and I have been here since then… Delhi Jal Board work was in progress here, and I have instructed the Jal Board to investigate the safety protocols. If anyone is found responsible, they will not be spared,” Ashish Sood said.”The Jal Board had conducted an audit of all safety protocols and issued circulars… The police are looking into the cause of the accident… Any official from the Jal Board found responsible for jeopardising the safety measures will not be spared…” he added.Delhi Jal Board sets up committeeThe Delhi Jal Board has set up a committee to probe which will submit a report on the incident by the same evening.In a post on X, Water minister Pravesh Verma said, “DJB has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident. The committee has been directed to inspect the accident site immediately and review safety arrangements, barricading, signage and traffic management.”The water minister who inspected the construction site after the incident was reported on Friday ordered the suspension of the DJB officers.”We are suspending three officers-executive engineer, assistant engineer and junior engineer, it was the duty of the three officers to monitor the progress of the work ongoing here,” Singh told reporters.Work at the site has been ongoing for the last three months but the pit was dug on Thursday, he said.’This is not an accident, but murder’Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvid Kejriwal slammed BJP-led Delhi government over the incident and alleged that Kamal’s death was not an accident but a “murder”.In a post on X, the former Delhi chief minister alleged that the BJP learnt nothing from the incident in Noida where a young software engineer died after drowning in a waterlogged plot last month.”This is not an accident, but murder. The BJP has learned nothing even from the Noida incident. Gross negligence and a non-responsible attitude have now become the hallmark of BJP governments, and the common people are paying the price for it,” he added.”May God give strength to that family who lost their child due to the government’s negligence,” he added.’Real culprit is not the road’Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also condemned the death of the motorcyclist claiming that the “real culprit is not the road, but the irresponsible regime.”In a social media post on X, Rahul said, “The epidemic of greed and negligence spreading across Hindustan has claimed another young life today. A son, a dream, the entire world of his parents—all shattered in an instant. This is not an accident; it is murder—and the killer is the power that flees from accountability. The real culprit is not the road, but the irresponsible regime.””Because here there are no resignations, no punishments are meted out, no one’s conscience ever stirs. Indore’s poisoned water, the road in Noida that took Yuvraj’s life collapsing bridges, colliding trains, suffocating pollution. There is no Accountability and until there is accountability, one after another will continue to fall victim to the epidemic of greed,” he added.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. The TOI News Desk is your trusted source for staying informed and connected to the ever-evolving global landscape, ensuring that our readers are equipped with the latest developments that matter most.”Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosFrom Exam Stress to Life Skills: PM Modi Engages Students in Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026Deadly Blast At Shia Religious Centre In Islamabad Raises Questions On Pakistan’s Security Failures’New Phase In Bilateral Ties’: Indian High Commissioner Hails PM Modi’s ‘Historic’ Malaysia VisitNorway PM Questions World War II-Era UNSC, Echoes India’s Demand For Reform And Global South VoiceAs Bangladesh Elections Near, Hindu Minority Faces Rising Attacks, Islamist Return And State SilenceBeyond Tariffs: The India–US Deal and the Politics of OilIndia To Push For Tech Defence And Zakir Naik Extradition During PM Modi’s High Stakes Malaysia TripAAP Leader Lucky Oberoi Shot Dead Outside Gurdwara In Jalandhar, Raising Fresh Law Order FearsCricket Nationalism for Cameras, Dollars Dictate Reality? 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NEW DELHI: Government on Friday suspended three engineers from Delhi Jal Board after a 25-year-old motorcyclist died by falling into a construction pit dug by the water agency in Janakpuri area.According to the police the deceased was identified as Kamal Dhyani, who was returning home from his office on his motorcycle. Here are the top…

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Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia: 6.3-magnitude tremor strikes Sumatra island; no tsunami alert issued

Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia: 6.3-magnitude tremor strikes Sumatra island; no tsunami alert issued

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A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sumatra island near Aceh province on Thursday, according to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The tremor, which struck at a depth of 10 km, was felt across the region, but authorities confirmed that there is no tsunami threat, Reuters.Indonesia, located on the seismically active Pacific “Ring…

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Russia, Uzbekistan and countries named after famous figures

Russia, Uzbekistan and countries named after famous figures

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World maps include names that reflect tales of discovery, devotion to others, and dramatic battles during struggles for independence. These maps also include many countries named after geographic locations, but in addition, there is a unique group of countries named for historical persons, legendary leaders, or saints, including countries named for revolutionaries from South America…

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Who is Christopher Joell-Deshields? Pride in London boss sacked for spending donations on luxury goods

Who is Christopher Joell-Deshields? Pride in London boss sacked for spending donations on luxury goods

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The chief executive of Pride in London has been sacked following allegations that he used thousands of pounds worth of sponsor-provided vouchers for personal purchases, including luxury goods.Christopher Joell-Deshields, who denies the accusations, was removed from his role after an independent investigation upheld claims of misconduct. His appeal against the decision was also rejected. What…

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‘Not going to ask immigration status’: Zohran Mamdani announces healthcare for New York’s children, undocumented included

‘Not going to ask immigration status’: Zohran Mamdani announces healthcare for New York’s children, undocumented included

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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that all children in the city, including those who are undocumented, will be eligible for free childcare under the city’s universal programmes.Speaking during a media roundtable, the socialist-Democrat said the initiative covers children under five years old and stressed that these are not programs that are going…

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NEW DELHI: Is Congress faltering even before the run-up to the Assam assembly elections?Earlier on Sunday, the Congress in Assam faced its most significant setback yet as former state chief Bhupen Borah formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at their headquarters, Vajpayee Bhawan. While the defection of a state president is a seismic event in its own right, for the Congress, the true weight of the moment lies in its resemblance to the events of 2015.It appears the “ghosts” of the past have returned to haunt the grand-old party just as the state gears up for the 2026 assembly elections. Former Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah to Join BJP, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Confirms Ahead of the 2016 assembly elections, Himana left Congress after the party high command projected Tarun Gogoi’s son as the face of Assam’s Congress leadership despite Sarma’s key role in managing the 2011 election campaign for the party and helping it win an unprecedented 79 seats in the 126-member assembly.Recalling the event, Sarma recently claimed that Sonia had virtually cleared his name for the chief minister’s post — only for a phone call from Rahul Gandhi to change everything.“Madam (Sonia Gandhi), whom I still refer to as such, had asked me to decide on the date and I had told her that I would take oath the day after the Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple in June (2014),” he said. “The situation changed after Rahul Gandhi made the calls,” Sarma added.Déjà vuHistory repeated itself in Borah’s case. Following his resignation, Congress leaders reached out to a long-faced Borah but failed. All India Congress Committee (AICC) state in-charge Jitendra Singh stated that Borah had “withdrawn” his resignation after discussions with the party leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, and that the resignation had not been accepted.However, Borah claimed Rahul called him “but did not say a word” about his resignation letter.“He mentioned how we helped the party grow, and he helped me over the years, which is true, but he did not say a word about my resignation letter,” Borah told news agency PTI. “I had told Rahul Gandhi that I am feeling humiliated in the party, and then he said that he was also feeling humiliated. Then what is the value of my humiliation? I cannot tolerate such humiliation as I do not have so much capacity,” he added.During this time, the Assam chief minister announced that the doors of the BJP were open for Borah, promising that he would help him win from a “safe seat” in the assembly polls.Why Borah cut ties with CongressMany flashpoints contributed to the bitterness between Borah and Congress. In his letter to Kharge, Borah listed his grievances against Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain.After resigning from the party, Borah launched an attack on a section of Congress leaders without taking names. He said he was prepared to stay in the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) but not in “APCC (R),” in an apparent reference to Hussain.“The prevailing perception in Assam is that the state unit of the Congress is being steered under the influence of Rakibul Hussain, a leadership arrangement that has not found resonance with a substantial section of the majority community in Upper Assam. His apparent connivance with Shri Jitendra Singh has further propelled the party towards calamity, pushing it to the brink of disaster and leading it ominously towards political doom. Politics, after all, is as much about perception as it is about principle, and when confidence erodes across key constituencies, the consequences are neither trivial nor transient,” the letter read.Borah also accused Gogoi of subjecting him to marginalisation in the party’s decision-making process.“Personal reversals I can withstand, but self-respect and dignity are not currencies with which I may barter. I find myself neither consulted on substantive party matters nor accorded the regard befitting a senior colleague. I do not articulate these reflections in a spirit of rancour, but in genuine perplexity as to why I appear to have been subjected to marginalisation at the hands of Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain,” the letter read.Later, he alleged that Gogoi had broken the opposition alliance that he had stitched together a few years ago, fearing that if the opposition came to power “by chance,” he might not become the chief minister.“When I was given the responsibility to take the alliance forward once again on February 9, what was the point of including Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain in the talks?” he asked.“Gogoi perhaps felt that if the alliance took shape, then Bhupen Borah would put everything amicably before Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, threatening his existence,” he claimed.Borah, who was chairman of the ‘Assam Sanmilita Mancha’ — a front of 16 opposition parties — also claimed that before the bypolls to five assembly constituencies in 2024, it was decided that a CPI(ML) candidate would contest the Behali seat as the outfit had secured 40,000 votes in the previous election.“I agreed to it, but my proposal was not considered by the AICC. Two or three leaders from the state unit also started discussing other names. Finally, a person was named as the Congress candidate who, till then, was not even a member of the party,” he said. “The leaders of the other alliance parties then told me that if you cannot leave even one seat out of the five, what is there left to discuss for the 126 seats in the next elections? I then resigned as head of the coalition on moral grounds, and the Congress candidate lost badly,” he added.Borah also said that Congress state in-charge Jitendra Singh chaired a meeting with six leaders on February 9, where he was given responsibility for taking forward alliance talks ahead of the assembly polls.“I accepted it as it was the party’s decision. I also felt that an alliance was necessary as Congress could not tackle the BJP alone. I saw a need to unite anti-BJP votes,” he said.He added that the next day, Gogoi told him Rakibul Hussain would be actively involved in the talks.“I told him this was not the decision taken at the meeting. In the meantime, Nagaon Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi called me and said that if Rakibul was there, he would not tolerate it,” Borah claimed.“Amid this, Gaurav publicly said I was spreading misinformation about leading the talks. I had already spoken to leaders of other parties, including Akhil Gogoi,” he said.‘Congress separating itself from Hindu society’Meanwhile, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed Borah’s resignation marked a “separation” of Congress from Hindu society, calling him the last recognised Hindu leader in the state unit.“Bhupen Borah was the last recognised Hindu leader of the Congress,” Sarma said.Sarma asserted that more Congress leaders would cross over to the BJP and claimed disillusioned Muslim leaders might join Raijor Dal.“The BJP will have Raijor Dal and not Congress as its opposition in the 2031 assembly polls,” he claimed.Drawing parallels with his own journey, Sarma said Borah’s resignation reflected deeper issues within Congress.“His resignation carries the symbolic message that in Congress, no one from a normal family can prosper. Congress does not give recognition to people from ordinary families. I hail from an ordinary middle-class family, and the BJP has made me a chief minister,” he said.Congress marred with infights?Assam is not the only state where Congress is facing internal rifts.In Karnataka, chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy DK Shivakumar have publicly displayed tensions. In Odisha, Mohammed Moquim resigned, citing organisational issues. During the Bihar assembly elections, cracks resurfaced within Congress’s state unit. Rebel leaders protested after being denied tickets. The party eventually emerged as the weakest link in its alliance, recording the lowest strike rate among major partners.Borah now joins a growing list of leaders who exited Congress after clashes with the high command or state-level rivalries, including Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Jitin Prasada, all of whom quit the party to join rivals.In the run-up to assembly elections in the state, the Congress finds itself at a crossroads, trying to navigate not only the BJP but also the familiar internal frictions that have historically hindered its momentum.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Raise Pride Of Both Nations’: PM Modi Lauds Indian-Origin Players In Foreign Teams At T20 WC‘Gandi Aur Nangi Rajneeti’: PM Modi Slams Congress Over ‘Shirtless’ Protest At AI SummitPM Modi Inaugurates India’s Fastest Metro In Meerut, Namo Bharat CorridorJairam Ramesh Questions Modi Govt On US Trade Deal, Tariffs And Russia Oil Claims“World Will See AI Differently”: PM Modi On AI Impact Summit In Mann Ki Baat”With India, It’s Different” Lula Hits Out At Global Powers, Eyes B India-Brazil Trade MilestoneLula Visit Marks “Defining Moment”, Goyal Pushes For Deeper India-Brazil Business TiesLula Calls It A “Very Promising Day” As India-Brazil Ties Move Towards Stronger Economic Partnership“5, 6, 7… 11?” Donald Trump Keeps Upgrading His India-Pak Jet CountTrump Raises Worldwide Tariffs From 10% To 15% A Day After Supreme Court Ruling123Photostories7 must-have features in a car for long-distance travelPrestige invests Rs 120 crore in Namma Metro’s Blue Line station upgrade in Bengaluru: What can commuters expect?‘Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.’, ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘Talaash’: Films where Nawazuddin Siddiqui appeared briefly and almost no one noticed9 super easy mushroom snacks for house partiesWhat is rental yield and how is it calculatedDelhi Metro’s 9.9-km Deepali Chowk–MajlIs Park stretch nears launch; big traffic relief on outer ring road10 countries with the most unusual flags in the worldRemebering the late Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and the life they builtFrom earning Rs 500 a day to a net worth of approximately Rs 25 crores: Sunil Grover’s rags-to-riches storyFrom Shikhar Dhawan to Dinesh Karthik: 5 Indian cricketers who got married twice123Hot PicksDelhi-Meerut RRTSMeerut MetroGlobal trade outlookSangramIncome Tax CalculatorPublic holidays February 2026Bank Holidays februaryTop TrendingEllyse PerryAlysa Liu familyTommaso GiacomelMens Hockey OlympicsTravis Kelce MansionsSidney Crosby and Kathy Leutner Net WorthDillon GabrielNathan MacKinnonCade CunninghamMontreal Canadiens

NEW DELHI: Is Congress faltering even before the run-up to the Assam assembly elections?Earlier on Sunday, the Congress in Assam faced its most significant setback yet as former state chief Bhupen Borah formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at their headquarters, Vajpayee Bhawan. While the defection of a state president is a seismic event in its own right, for the Congress, the true weight of the moment lies in its resemblance to the events of 2015.It appears the “ghosts” of the past have returned to haunt the grand-old party just as the state gears up for the 2026 assembly elections. Former Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah to Join BJP, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Confirms Ahead of the 2016 assembly elections, Himana left Congress after the party high command projected Tarun Gogoi’s son as the face of Assam’s Congress leadership despite Sarma’s key role in managing the 2011 election campaign for the party and helping it win an unprecedented 79 seats in the 126-member assembly.Recalling the event, Sarma recently claimed that Sonia had virtually cleared his name for the chief minister’s post — only for a phone call from Rahul Gandhi to change everything.“Madam (Sonia Gandhi), whom I still refer to as such, had asked me to decide on the date and I had told her that I would take oath the day after the Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple in June (2014),” he said. “The situation changed after Rahul Gandhi made the calls,” Sarma added.Déjà vuHistory repeated itself in Borah’s case. Following his resignation, Congress leaders reached out to a long-faced Borah but failed. All India Congress Committee (AICC) state in-charge Jitendra Singh stated that Borah had “withdrawn” his resignation after discussions with the party leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, and that the resignation had not been accepted.However, Borah claimed Rahul called him “but did not say a word” about his resignation letter.“He mentioned how we helped the party grow, and he helped me over the years, which is true, but he did not say a word about my resignation letter,” Borah told news agency PTI. “I had told Rahul Gandhi that I am feeling humiliated in the party, and then he said that he was also feeling humiliated. Then what is the value of my humiliation? I cannot tolerate such humiliation as I do not have so much capacity,” he added.During this time, the Assam chief minister announced that the doors of the BJP were open for Borah, promising that he would help him win from a “safe seat” in the assembly polls.Why Borah cut ties with CongressMany flashpoints contributed to the bitterness between Borah and Congress. In his letter to Kharge, Borah listed his grievances against Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain.After resigning from the party, Borah launched an attack on a section of Congress leaders without taking names. He said he was prepared to stay in the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) but not in “APCC (R),” in an apparent reference to Hussain.“The prevailing perception in Assam is that the state unit of the Congress is being steered under the influence of Rakibul Hussain, a leadership arrangement that has not found resonance with a substantial section of the majority community in Upper Assam. His apparent connivance with Shri Jitendra Singh has further propelled the party towards calamity, pushing it to the brink of disaster and leading it ominously towards political doom. Politics, after all, is as much about perception as it is about principle, and when confidence erodes across key constituencies, the consequences are neither trivial nor transient,” the letter read.Borah also accused Gogoi of subjecting him to marginalisation in the party’s decision-making process.“Personal reversals I can withstand, but self-respect and dignity are not currencies with which I may barter. I find myself neither consulted on substantive party matters nor accorded the regard befitting a senior colleague. I do not articulate these reflections in a spirit of rancour, but in genuine perplexity as to why I appear to have been subjected to marginalisation at the hands of Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain,” the letter read.Later, he alleged that Gogoi had broken the opposition alliance that he had stitched together a few years ago, fearing that if the opposition came to power “by chance,” he might not become the chief minister.“When I was given the responsibility to take the alliance forward once again on February 9, what was the point of including Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain in the talks?” he asked.“Gogoi perhaps felt that if the alliance took shape, then Bhupen Borah would put everything amicably before Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, threatening his existence,” he claimed.Borah, who was chairman of the ‘Assam Sanmilita Mancha’ — a front of 16 opposition parties — also claimed that before the bypolls to five assembly constituencies in 2024, it was decided that a CPI(ML) candidate would contest the Behali seat as the outfit had secured 40,000 votes in the previous election.“I agreed to it, but my proposal was not considered by the AICC. Two or three leaders from the state unit also started discussing other names. Finally, a person was named as the Congress candidate who, till then, was not even a member of the party,” he said. “The leaders of the other alliance parties then told me that if you cannot leave even one seat out of the five, what is there left to discuss for the 126 seats in the next elections? I then resigned as head of the coalition on moral grounds, and the Congress candidate lost badly,” he added.Borah also said that Congress state in-charge Jitendra Singh chaired a meeting with six leaders on February 9, where he was given responsibility for taking forward alliance talks ahead of the assembly polls.“I accepted it as it was the party’s decision. I also felt that an alliance was necessary as Congress could not tackle the BJP alone. I saw a need to unite anti-BJP votes,” he said.He added that the next day, Gogoi told him Rakibul Hussain would be actively involved in the talks.“I told him this was not the decision taken at the meeting. In the meantime, Nagaon Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi called me and said that if Rakibul was there, he would not tolerate it,” Borah claimed.“Amid this, Gaurav publicly said I was spreading misinformation about leading the talks. I had already spoken to leaders of other parties, including Akhil Gogoi,” he said.‘Congress separating itself from Hindu society’Meanwhile, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed Borah’s resignation marked a “separation” of Congress from Hindu society, calling him the last recognised Hindu leader in the state unit.“Bhupen Borah was the last recognised Hindu leader of the Congress,” Sarma said.Sarma asserted that more Congress leaders would cross over to the BJP and claimed disillusioned Muslim leaders might join Raijor Dal.“The BJP will have Raijor Dal and not Congress as its opposition in the 2031 assembly polls,” he claimed.Drawing parallels with his own journey, Sarma said Borah’s resignation reflected deeper issues within Congress.“His resignation carries the symbolic message that in Congress, no one from a normal family can prosper. Congress does not give recognition to people from ordinary families. I hail from an ordinary middle-class family, and the BJP has made me a chief minister,” he said.Congress marred with infights?Assam is not the only state where Congress is facing internal rifts.In Karnataka, chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy DK Shivakumar have publicly displayed tensions. In Odisha, Mohammed Moquim resigned, citing organisational issues. During the Bihar assembly elections, cracks resurfaced within Congress’s state unit. Rebel leaders protested after being denied tickets. The party eventually emerged as the weakest link in its alliance, recording the lowest strike rate among major partners.Borah now joins a growing list of leaders who exited Congress after clashes with the high command or state-level rivalries, including Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Jitin Prasada, all of whom quit the party to join rivals.In the run-up to assembly elections in the state, the Congress finds itself at a crossroads, trying to navigate not only the BJP but also the familiar internal frictions that have historically hindered its momentum.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Raise Pride Of Both Nations’: PM Modi Lauds Indian-Origin Players In Foreign Teams At T20 WC‘Gandi Aur Nangi Rajneeti’: PM Modi Slams Congress Over ‘Shirtless’ Protest At AI SummitPM Modi Inaugurates India’s Fastest Metro In Meerut, Namo Bharat CorridorJairam Ramesh Questions Modi Govt On US Trade Deal, Tariffs And Russia Oil Claims“World Will See AI Differently”: PM Modi On AI Impact Summit In Mann Ki Baat”With India, It’s Different” Lula Hits Out At Global Powers, Eyes $20B India-Brazil Trade MilestoneLula Visit Marks “Defining Moment”, Goyal Pushes For Deeper India-Brazil Business TiesLula Calls It A “Very Promising Day” As India-Brazil Ties Move Towards Stronger Economic Partnership“5, 6, 7… 11?” Donald Trump Keeps Upgrading His India-Pak Jet CountTrump Raises Worldwide Tariffs From 10% To 15% A Day After Supreme Court Ruling123Photostories7 must-have features in a car for long-distance travelPrestige invests Rs 120 crore in Namma Metro’s Blue Line station upgrade in Bengaluru: What can commuters expect?‘Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.’, ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘Talaash’: Films where Nawazuddin Siddiqui appeared briefly and almost no one noticed9 super easy mushroom snacks for house partiesWhat is rental yield and how is it calculatedDelhi Metro’s 9.9-km Deepali Chowk–MajlIs Park stretch nears launch; big traffic relief on outer ring road10 countries with the most unusual flags in the worldRemebering the late Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and the life they builtFrom earning Rs 500 a day to a net worth of approximately Rs 25 crores: Sunil Grover’s rags-to-riches storyFrom Shikhar Dhawan to Dinesh Karthik: 5 Indian cricketers who got married twice123Hot PicksDelhi-Meerut RRTSMeerut MetroGlobal trade outlookSangramIncome Tax CalculatorPublic holidays February 2026Bank Holidays februaryTop TrendingEllyse PerryAlysa Liu familyTommaso GiacomelMens Hockey OlympicsTravis Kelce MansionsSidney Crosby and Kathy Leutner Net WorthDillon GabrielNathan MacKinnonCade CunninghamMontreal Canadiens

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