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Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tejashwi Yadav exchanged barbs over scrapping jumma break

New Delhi:

A war of words between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has escalated over the Assam government’s move to scrap the practice of two-hour assembly session adjournment for jumma prayers.

While Mr Sarma from the ruling BJP pointed out the decision was taken jointly by all MLAs including Hindu and Muslim leaders, Mr Yadav alleged the Assam Chief Minister’s party has made Muslims soft targets to spread hate and polarise society.

What escalated the exchange between the two was Mr Yadav’s post on X that took a swipe at Mr Sarma as someone who wants to “gain cheap popularity and become the Chinese version of Yogi,” alluding to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The RJD leader did not indicate if he was referring to inferior quality goods from China, or the north-east region, where people have often complained of racist remarks directed towards them.

Responding to Mr Yadav’s attack, Mr Sarma said, “Doing away with the two-hour jumma break was not the Chief Minister’s decision, but of all Hindu and Muslim legislators. When the assembly Speaker on Friday announced it, no Muslim MLA in the house raised any protest. There are 25 Muslim MLAs in Assam assembly, out of a total 126.”

The Assam Chief Minister said the proposal to do away with this provision in the rules of procedures of the assembly was placed before the rules committee, headed by the Speaker, which unanimously agreed to drop the jumma practice.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who is from the BJP, waded into the battle and attacked Mr Yadav, alleging that the RJD leader had labelled the Assam Chief Minister “a Chinese just because he is from the northeast.”

“It appears that the INDI Alliance is made up of a bunch of ignorant racists who have no information about the history and geography of our country. First, it was Sam Pitroda. Now, it’s Tejashwi Yadav who is being racist towards the people of northeast,” Mr Singh said.

Mr Sarma also shot back at Mr Yadav, accusing him of “hypocrisy”. “Tejashwi Yadav is criticising me but I want to ask him… is there any such practice in Bihar? You (Mr Yadav) should have implemented a four-hour break when you were deputy chief minister of Bihar. Practice it first before preaching,” Mr Sarma said.

He added the decision was being criticised only outside Assam, while the state MLAs showed commitment to work for development.

In May 2021, a blogger from Punjab was charged by the Arunachal Pradesh government for his racial remarks against a Congress MLA. The YouTube blogger Paras Singh had in a video termed then Congress MLA Ninong Ering a “non-Indian” and claimed the “state was a part of China”, sparking furore among Arunachal residents as well as people from other parts of the country. Paras Singh was arrested and brought to Arunachal Pradesh, where he said he realised his mistake and sought apology. He was granted bail and allowed to return home.





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AIUDF leaders meet Himanta Sarma with memorandum to protect section of Muslims in Upper Assam

Guwahati:

Assam’s main Opposition party the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) today said it will consider going to court against the Himanta Biswa Sarma government’s decision to ensure mandatory registration of marriage and divorce of Muslims.

The Assam assembly earlier today passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, introduced by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan on Tuesday.

AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam said they are not in agreement with the bill.

“There are a lot of loopholes which we have pointed out. We want amendments to be brought first. Though the Chief Minister has assured of amendments, the bill looks like an extension of the Special Marriage Act, which is not acceptable to us,” Mr Islam said.

He said the Special Marriage Act is for any religion, while the Assam bill is only for Muslims, so both laws cannot be similar, he said, adding they will think about going to court.

“Since the new legislations deal with the registration of Muslim marriages and divorce, we have suggested some amendments since the Chief Minister assured it does not interfere with Muslim Sharia law,” Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia said.

While replying to queries on the marriage bill earlier in the day, Mr Sarma said all earlier registrations of marriages conducted by kazis will remain valid and only new ones will come under the purview of the legislation.

“We are not interfering with the marriages solemnised by Islamic rituals under Muslim Personnel Law at all. Our only condition is that Islam prohibited marriages will not be registered,” he said.

He said child marriage registration will be completely banned with the enactment of this new law. The bill will also prevent men from deserting their wives after marriage and strengthen the institution of marriage, he added.

Earlier, Muslim marriages were registered by kazis. However, this new bill will ensure that all marriages of the community will be registered with the government.



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18 Assam Opposition Parties File Police Complaint Against Himanta Sarma Over “Miya” Comment https://artifexnews.net/18-assam-opposition-parties-file-police-complaint-against-himanta-sarma-over-miya-comment-6438491rand29/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:18:09 +0000 https://artifexnews.net/18-assam-opposition-parties-file-police-complaint-against-himanta-sarma-over-miya-comment-6438491rand29/ Read More “18 Assam Opposition Parties File Police Complaint Against Himanta Sarma Over “Miya” Comment” »

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18 Opposition parties in Assam have filed police complaint against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati:

Eighteen Opposition parties in Assam have filed a police complaint against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his comments that he would not let ‘Miya’ Muslims “take over” Assam.

The joint forum of the 18 Opposition parties led by the Congress alleged Mr Sarma has encouraged hate among communities.

“There are 18 Opposition parties in Assam who have jointly filed a police complaint against the Chief Minister. Since the Lok Sabha poll results, the Assam Chief Minister s trying to create communal riots and making sensitive statements even inside the assembly. We will also write to the President,” Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah said.

Mr Sarma made the comment in the assembly when the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Nagaon and the state’s law and order issue came up for discussion. The situation in Sivasagar district over alleged targeting of Bengali-speaking Muslims from Lower Assam was also raised.

When the Opposition charged him with being partisan, Mr Sarma said, “I will take sides. What can you do about it?” Amid the heated exchange, AIUDF MLA Rafikul Islam said people from Lower Assam would go to Upper Assam districts as it was their right, referring to a diktat by some organisations asking them to leave immediately.

“Why will people from Lower Assam go to Upper Assam? So that Miya Muslims can take over Assam? We won’t let it happen,” the Chief Minister said.

On Wednesday, Mr Sarma said he only repeated the same paragraph that former Governor SK Sinha had said.

“I have reiterated the same paragraphs that late Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi, the first Chief Minister of Assam, had said in the assembly. Former Chief Minister Bishnuram Medhi had also said it. I neither added nor modified it. If they want to file FIR (first information report), they have to file it against everybody. I pity them,” Mr Sarma said.



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