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Need schools, colleges in Assam not madrassas: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Day after he gave out a “ratio” of Hindu vs Muslim arrest during last month’s crackdown on child marriages in Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Friday, made another comment which could spark a controversy saying that his state and India on the whole doesn’t need madrassas, instead requires more colleges, schools and universities.
Day after he gave out a “ratio” of Hindu vs Muslim arrest during last month’s crackdown on child marriages in Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Friday, made another comment which could spark a controversy saying that his state and India on the whole doesn’t need madrassas, instead requires more colleges, schools and universities.
Sarma, while speaking at a rally meant for ‘Shiva Charithe’, at Belgavi’s Shivaji Maharaj Garden in poll-bound Karnataka, said that his government has shut down 600 madrassas and intends to close them all down in Assam.
The BJP chief minister claimed that Bangladeshi migrants who come to Assam for work are a “threat to our civilization and culture”, adding that that India needs engineers and doctors, not madrassas.
Asked to elaborate, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that “new India needs schools, colleges, and universities, not madrassas.”
The Assam chief minister has in the past spoke out about his intentions to shutter madrassas and closely monitor the education imparted at these institutions. Sarma in 2020 enacted a law for facilitating the conversion of state-run madrassas into “regular schools.”
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At the time Sarma had said that Assam police was working with Bengali Muslims who have “a positive attitude towards education, to create a good environment” in the madrassas, adding that science and mathematics will also be taught in the madrassas, and the right to education respected and a database of teachers maintained.
At present, there are nearly 3,000 registered and unregistered madrassas operating in Assam.
On Wednesday, Sarma claimed that his regime ensured that almost an equal number of Hindus and Muslims were arrested in last month’s clampdown to allay fears that the action was not deemed communal in nature.
Speaking during his reply to a discussion on Vote of Thanks on the Governor’s speech in Assam Assembly’s Budget session, Sarma fired shots at the Opposition saying “I got some of our people pickup up too because you all feel bad”, while also revealing that the ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus since the February 3 crackdown is 55:45.
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Assam: Minor boy’s body found hanging at BJP MP’s home, police initiates probe
Minor boy’s body found hanging at BJP MP’s home in Assam.
A shocking case has been reported from Assam’s Silchar where a minor boy’s body was found hanging at the residence of BJP MP Rajdeep Roy on Saturday. According to Cachar Additional Superintendent of Police Subrata Sen, the body of the 10-year-old boy was found with a cloth wrapped around the neck.
The police officer said the victim’s mother has been working as a domestic help for the last two and a half years at BJP MP Roy’s home and originally hails from the Dholai area.
BJP leader Rajdeep Roy said that he was informed about the incident. He further said that the minor’s body was found hanging at his residence, following which he was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
The body was sent to Silchar Medical College for post-mortem.
I was informed of an emergency at home and I rushed back. Upon reaching home, I discovered that there was a family in my residence. They were workers and they had two children, a boy studying in Class 5 and a girl in Class 8, BJP MP Rajdeep Roy said.
After some time, I came to know that the young boy had allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself. We immediately informed the police and they took the boy’s body for medical examination. Unfortunately, he was pronounced deceased, he added.
Roy said that when he spoke to Silchar Superintendent of Police, he was informed that the matter appeared to be a case of alleged suicide. Roy said that when this incident happened, he was at the party office. He assured that a police investigation would be conducted as per protocol and guidelines.
The BJP leader also said that the family was residing on the first floor of the building and the deceased boy was well-mannered, he also claimed that he personally enrolled the child in school.
The BJP MP further said that the body was found inside the locked door when his mother and sister returned home after half an hour.
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Assam: Facebook love story ends in triple murder, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma claims love jihad
The couple met two years back on Facebook in 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown and later they got married. They have an 8-month-old child.
A shocking triple murder case has been reported from Assam’s Golaghat, where a 25-year-old man killed his wife and her parents on Monday. According to reports, the couple met two years back on Facebook in 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown and later they got married. They have an 8-month-old child.
According to police, a 25-year-old man has been identified as Nazibur Rahman Bora, an engineer who hid his real identity and presented himself as a Hindu boy on Facebook when he met his wife Sanghamitra Ghosh. Bora murdered his wife and her parents, Sanjeev Ghosh, and Junu Ghosh on Monday and fled away with the child, but later he surrendered in a police station.
According to reports, a victim Sanghamitra registered an FIR in March this year alleging harassment by her husband and his family. She started living with her parents in Golaghat. After the complaint, Bora was arrested and was sent to judicial custody after. Later, he was released on bail after 28 days.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the victims’ family in Golaghat on Wednesday morning and called it a case of love jihad, as Bora identified himself as a Hindu on Facebook, befriended her, and later forced her to convert. The CM said the state government would pitch for trial in a fast-track court for early punishment of the accused.
Golaghat SP, Pushkin Jain on Golaghat triple murder case said that we received a lot of evidence on the first day itself and today we have made progress in that. The victim’s sister, Ankita had given some points in her statement and we are also following it. We have taken the accused & his mother into custody for questioning. We are investigating it from all angles. If someone else is involved in the case or made a conspiracy, we will take action as per law. The accused helped us in recovering the murder weapon. The accused person had already confessed that he had committed the crime.
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Congress files breach of privilege complaint against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma retracted his statements inside the state Assembly after the Congress filed a breach of privilege complaint against the Assam Chief Minister on Wednesday.
Himanta Biswa Sarma retracted his statements inside the state Assembly after the Congress filed a breach of privilege complaint against the Assam Chief Minister on Wednesday.
A complaint was filed by Congress Legislature Party with the Principal Secretary of Assam Assembly for Sarma’s remarks during a debate on former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha.
Sarma later withdrew his complaint, however, the Congress has not withdrawn its privilege notice and demanded an apology from the Assam CM.
A complaint letter by signed by over 20 Congress MLAs and addressed to the Principal Secretary said: “Today in the House, the Leader of the House Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has stated that he is aware of the discussion held in the ACLP (Assam Congress Legislature Party) room. Further, he has also stated that some Hon’ble Member of the ACLP has informed him about the decision taken in the CLP meeting held on 28th March, 2023.”
The ACLP said the statement by Sarma was false and hence was bringing a breach of privilege against Leader of the House Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, while urging the principal secretary to take up the notice for “further action” according to the law.
Commotion erupted in the Assam Assembly on Wednesday morning after the Congress introduced an Adjournment Motion to discuss the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha following his conviction by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case.
Introducing the notice, Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia said they want to send a resolution to the President of India requesting her to uphold the Constitution as it is the same for every citizen and the executive must act fairly to protect it.
In his reply to the motion, Himanta Sarma said that expressing opinions on judicial matters is unprecedented and claimed he knew that the ACLP had taken a decision last night to “create noise” in the House.
Replying to the motion, Mr Sarma said, “It’s unprecedented that we’re expressing opinions on a judicial matter here. I know that a decision was taken by Congress Legislature Party last night to create noise here.
Sarma later parts of his claim that someone from the opposition had informed him of the Congress’ plan the previous night.
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