• November 10, 2024 4:15 am

Bhupen Borah is lonely now, so he is writing poems: Nalbari MLA Jayanta Mallabaruah

The Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Nalbari Constituency, Jayanta Mallabaruah has verbally attacked Assam Congress President Bhupen Kumar Borah, after the latter’s Assamese poem on Twitter.

“Bhupen Borah could have been a good poet. He has lost a couple of elections. He perhaps feels lonely, so is writing poems now.”, said the Nalbari MLA.

“Sharing some views and reactions on my “Poem”  that I had composed and recited on the occasion of Republic Day.”, reads a tweet by Assam Congress President Bhupen Kumar Borah yesterday morning.

Jayanta Mallabaruah has been consistent in extending viewpoints on the opposition and the ongoing politics across the state. He was in the Indian National Congress (INC) and shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

According to official government website, the former name of Nalbari place was – Satra, Govindapur, Khata etc. This region was a part of ancient Kampitha, Pagarjotic, Pragjyotisha, Kamarupa, Kangoor, Rumi, Vaisali etc. Nalbari is a district name today.

The history of Nalbari is connected with king Jarashandha and Lord Krisna such as Haribhanga. Nalbari region was under the Ashuras, Danavas, Varmanas, Salastambhas, Palas, Bhuyans, Koch, Tai-Ahoms, Mughals etc. The famous earlier villages are: Khata, Bahjani, Baska, Dhamdhama, Barbhag, Sonkuriha, Tihu, Janigog etc.Religious shrines are: Sri Sri Sri Bilveswar Maharudra, Balilecha mandir, Jaypal mandir etc.

In early time, famous Sages like Vasistha, Atri, Kanva passed through this land to Guwhati. The Pandavas and Kauravas also came down to Kamarupa during Duryyodhanas marriage through this route only. Nalbari is known as ‘Navadivipa’ of Assam.

There are good numbers of Sanskrit Toals in Nalbari. This region was once the hub of the activities of Haradatta and Biradatta revolutionary Heores in the last days of the Tai-Ahoms.

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