Off The Cuff with Himanta Biswa Sarma

In a wide-ranging conversation, senior BJP leader and the chief architect of the party’s rise in the northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma, spoke about everything from the BJP’s rise in the northeast to Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s leadership qualities. Sarma, who is a minister holding multiple portfolios in Assam, was in conversation with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Associate Editor Ruhi Tewari at ‘Off The Cuff’ in New Delhi.

The event was held in Delhi on 19th March 2018.

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From left: Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, ThePrint; Ruhi Tewari, Associate Editor, ThePrint; Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister for Finance, Education and Health, Assam

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Bishwajit Bhattacharyya, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India

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Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Second from left: Rajeev Talwar, MD, DLF Universal Ltd.; (third from right) Dalbir Singh, National Secretary, All India Congress Committee

Second from right: Bishwajit Bhattacharyya; (right) Vineeta Rai, former secretary, Govt. of India

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Dalbir Singh

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A packed hall

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From left: Shekhar Gupta; Tarun Bhatia, assistant manager, IIFL Wealth Management; Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Himanta Biswa Sarma with ThePrint team

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From left: Kalyani Shankar, columnist; Himanta Biswa Sarma; Rajeev Talwar

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From left: Shekhar Gupta; Vineeta Rai

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From left: Pradan Baruah, MP, Lok Sabha; Maushmi Chakraborty; ADG, PIB