Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Jamiat chief urges CJI to take suo motu action over Assam CM’s ‘Muslim’ remarks
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Saturday urged Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud to take suo motu action over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘Miya Muslims’ remarks, asserting that they…
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Assam Oppn urges President to dismiss CM over failure to maintain law and order
Guwahati: A delegation of the United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA) on Thursday, August 29, submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu demanding the dismissal of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly…
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Assam CM’s ‘Miya Muslims’ remark sparks row, Oppn writes to President
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remarks in the state Assembly on Tuesday, August 27, have caused uproar in state politics. Following Biswa’s remarks, the opposition parties urged the President to remove…
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‘Next step is banning Polygamy’: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government’s priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy. “Assam government…
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Kapil Sibal slams Assam CM for his ‘Miya Muslims’ remark
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his “will not let ‘Miya’ Muslims take over the state” remark, saying his comment was…
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Two Bangladeshis detected in Assam, pushed back: Himanta
Guwahati: Two Bangladesh nationals who illegally entered India were detected in Assam and sent back to their country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The duo was apprehended at Badarpur railway station…
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa targets journo over his religious identity
During an interaction with journalists, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sarcastically asked a scribe belonging to the minority community if “his people” would let them live in Assam. The conversation occurred…
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Assam CM proposes job restrictions for students in new attack on private univ
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has intensified his campaign against a Muslim-owned University, Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) and has reportedly proposed prohibiting the varsity students from applying for government jobs…
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Qazis can’t register marriages in Assam anymore: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet on Wednesday decided that the Muslim marriage registration must be done by a sub-registrar from now on, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, adding that Qazis would not…
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Assam to table bill for compulsory registration of marriage, divorce of Muslims: CM
Guwahati: The Assam government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Autumn Session of Assembly for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.…
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Assam Police deport three Bangladeshi nationals, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said at least three Bangladeshi nationals, who illegally entered India through Tripura, have been deported. The infiltrators were identified as MD Abu Shaid,…
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Politics does not mean buying tea gardens for family, Congress slams Assam CM
Guwahati: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a scathing attack against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday accusing him of benefiting his family by buying tea gardens. “Politics does not mean…
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Assam CM accuses Meghalaya Univ of causing Guwahati floods; varsity denies
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, known for his Islamaphobic stance, accused a private university in Meghalaya of having caused a flash flood in Guwahati city which he termed ‘flood jihad’. The…
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Security forces foil infiltration attempt of Bangladeshi nationals, says Assam CM
Guwahati: The security forces have foiled an attempt of some Bangladeshi nationals to illegally enter the Indian territory through the International Border in Assam’s Karimganj district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said…
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Centre to diplomatically deal with attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday expressed confidence that the Centre will address the alleged attacks on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh through diplomatic efforts. He assured that…
