Second_Saikia_Ministry

Second Saikia Ministry

Second Saikia Ministry

Cabinet of Assam (1991–1996)

The Second Ministry of Hiteswar Saikia was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Hiteswar Saikia that was formed after the 1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] The 36 member Congress ministry included 21 Cabinet Ministers and 15 Ministers of State.[3] The election was held between 6 and 8 June 1991 and this led to the formation of the 9th Assam Legislative Assembly. Saikia was sworn in as Chief Minister on 30 June 1991 by Governor Lokanath Misra.[4][5][6] The ministry was dissolved following the death of Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia on 22 April 1996.[7]

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Changes

  • On 18 October 1992, Planning and Development Minister Kesab Chandra Gogoi was given charge of Public Enterprise while Law Minister Shri Devanand Konwar was given the additional charge of Power, Planning and Development.[8]
  • On 25 November 1992, Minister of State for Transport Chittaranjan Patowary was dismissed. On 27 November, Minister for Public Enterprises Kesab Chandra Gogoi was dismissed for alleged anti-party activities.[8]
  • On 22 April 1995, the ministry was reshuffled, with no ministers being dismissed and no ministers being inducted. Golok Rajbanshi was divested of his portfolio and given power, non-convention energy, law whilst retaining parliamentary affairs. Mukut Sharma retained tourism and was given the additional portfolio of education. Devanand Konwar was divested of the law, power and municipal administration portfolios and given revenue and land reforms.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". 2006-05-13. Archived from the original on 2006-05-13. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. [2]
    Roy, Meenu (1996). India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-81-7100-900-8.
  3. [3]
    Committee, Indian National Congress All India Congress (1985). Report of the General Secretaries.
  4. [4]
    "Hiteswar Saikia 1991 ministers" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. [5]
    Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 978-81-200-0400-9.
  6. [6]
    The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1991.
  7. [7]
    "Hiteswar Saikia's death leaves Assam Congress(I) rudderless, peace ever more fragile". India Today. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  8. [8]
    The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1992.
  9. [9]
    Data India. Press Institute of India. 1995.
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