{"id":127357,"date":"2024-09-12T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=127357"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:26:00","slug":"beloved-aasu-general-secretary-shankar-jyoti-baruah-stepping-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=127357","title":{"rendered":"Beloved AASU General Secretary Shankar Jyoti Baruah Stepping Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/New-Logo-Smal-1.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Student leader Shankar Jyoti Baruah announced on social media on September 12 that he is stepping down from his role as the General Secretary of the All Assam Students\u2019 Union (AASU). Baruah clarified that his decision was made voluntarily and without any external pressure. He expressed gratitude for the support he received during his tenure and mentioned that the truth behind the situation will come to light in court.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127358\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127358 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/barua.jpeg?resize=992%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/barua.jpeg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/barua.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/barua.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/barua.jpeg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #0000ff\">Shankar Jyoti Baruah <\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This announcement follows serious allegations made by a student, who accused Baruah of emotional and physical abuse, deceit with false marriage promises, and threats to her life. The scandal has prompted extensive discussions and debates within AASU. In an attempt to address the issue squarely, the union has allowed Baruah to step down voluntarily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Baruah has acknowledged a past relationship with the student but asserted that it ended six months ago. He plans to formally submit his resignation to the central committee soon.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student leader Shankar Jyoti Baruah announced on social media on September 12 that he is stepping down from his role as the General Secretary of the All Assam Students\u2019 Union (AASU). Baruah clarified that his decision was made voluntarily and without any external pressure. He expressed gratitude for the support he received during his tenure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":127358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[598,31146],"class_list":["post-127357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-aasu","tag-shankarjyotibaruah"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157258,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157258","url_meta":{"origin":127357,"position":0},"title":"Meghalaya Violence: Fresh Arson, Petrol Bombs Damage Government Assets","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Multiple arson and petrol-bomb attacks were reported across Meghalaya over the past 24 hours, authorities said on August 21, as violence that began during a students\u2019 bike rally in Shillong two days earlier spread to several districts. 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