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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with investors and top officials on September 8 to force progress on Advantage Assam 2.0 projects. The meeting pushed departments to cut red tape immediately. Speed is the priority. Officials must now maintain direct lines to investors to ensure the state keeps its promises.
Sarma demanded the PWD handle road connectivity to all project sites with a focus on quality. Better infrastructure is the backbone of these deals. He insisted that the state must transform investment commitments into working facilities within set deadlines. The government will track these projects closely to fix implementation gaps as they pop up.
Sarma stated, "The review was aimed at assessing the status of projects, identifying implementation-related challenges and ensuring that investment commitments translate into projects on the ground within the stipulated timelines."
Updated at 9th September 2026 at 9:53pm
Beyond the executive meetings, the political scene turned sharp on September 9. Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi fired back at a Facebook post by intellectual Hiren Gohain that criticized the MLA's political trajectory. In a five-page letter, Gogoi rejected claims of personal ambition, labeling Gohain's assessment as ideologically stale. The flare-up follows the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee's decision to dump its alliance with the Raijor Dal over accusations of character assassination.
Gogoi didn't hold back on his view of the opposition. He accused Gohain of giving the Congress a free pass while pinning the blame for failed unity on smaller regional parties. The Sivasagar MLA argued that the Congress is too compromised to lead the fight against the BJP and RSS. Instead, he pitched his own five-point economic plan: Green Swaraj for agriculture, Gramya Swaraj for local enterprise, Nagar Swaraj for urban supply chains, a finishing school program for skills, and a plan to cut out middlemen in agricultural markets.
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