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Assam CM Himanta Makes Shocking Claim About Hindu-Muslim Population Ratio: Watch

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has made a shocking claim about the Muslim population in the state. Himanta, who said earlier this week that the growing Muslim population in Assam was a "matter of life and death" for him, said that the community's population will surpass that of Hindus by 2051. "Assam has a population of 11 crores. Based on the statistical projection of the NRC data, the Hindu-Muslim population will be equal by 2041. Assam will become a Muslim-majority state by the year 2051. I am not making this up. ," he said on Friday. तथ्यों के सांख्यिकीय प्रक्षेपण के आधार पर, वर्ष 2051 तक असम एक मुस्लिम बहुल राज्य बन जाएगा। pic.twitter.com/x1gjna72OD — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 19, 2024 The claim, however, is not ...
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Assam govt to repeal Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Assam government on Thursday decided to repeal the colonial-era Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935.Sharing the government's decision on X, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a "significant step to ensure justice" as it would put "additional safeguard against child marriage"."We have taken a significant step to ensure justice for our daughters and sisters by putting additional safeguards against child marriage.In the meeting of the Assam Cabinet today we have decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935 vide the Assam Repealing Bill 2024," the Assam CM wrote in a post on X.The Assam CM said that suitable legislation will be brought for the registration of Muslim marriages in the state by the ...
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Himanta Sarma warns Jharkhand against ‘ghuspaithiye’, says Muslim population in Assam has reached 40%

Guwahati: For Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, the increasing Muslim population in Assam is not merely a political issue, but a matter of “life and death”. Sarma, the BJP’s Jharkhand election co-incharge, Wednesday highlighted the “changing demography of Assam” due to the growing Muslim population, an issue that has been a driving force for him and the party’s electoral campaign across India.Addressing reporters in Ranchi, Sarma said, “…Changing demography is a big issue for me. In Assam, Muslim population today has reached 40 percent. In 1951, it was 12 percent. We have lost many districts. This is not a political issue for me. It is a matter of life and death.” Sarma is on a two-day visit to Jharkhand — to participate in the workers’ felicitation programmes and...
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Muslims now 40% of Assam population: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | India News – Times of India

RANCHI: Jharkhand should treat Assam as a cautionary tale of how demographic change caused by "infiltration from Bangladesh" has become "a matter of life and death" for the state's indigenous population, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Wednesday in Ranchi."In Assam, Muslim population is 40%. It was 12% in 1951. We lost districts due to infiltration and demographic change...It isn't a political issue for me. I keep fighting this day in and out," Sarma, BJP's poll in-charge in Jharkhand, said on the sidelines of meetings to take stock of the saffron party's poll preparations.Sarma alleged that in Jharkhand, "appeasement politics" by the Hemant Soren govt had triggered a "land jihad", where illegal immigrants were luring tribals into fake marriages to usurp land."We don't want this state to su...
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Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Still High On BJP Agenda As Leaders Seek To Forsake ‘Sab Ka Saath…’

The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have given up on its 'vikas' (development) agenda and continues to focus on the Hindu-Muslim rhetoric as it had done during the Lok Sabha elections. At least three different BJP leaders on Wednesday spoke in a manner, which appeared to be against the Muslim community. Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari went as far as to demand that people now forsake Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'. PM Modi's Anti-Muslim Poll Pitch Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections spearheaded a poll campaign that was laced with anti-Muslim rhetoric. He claimed that the Congress had promised in its manifesto to redistribute the wealth of Hindus among Muslims. H...
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95,000 students to get free higher education in Assam – Times of India

Guwahati, Nearly 95,000 poor students from underprivileged sections have been offered free admission from Class 11 onwards till post-graduation across colleges and universities of Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. As part of the 'Pragyan Bharati Scheme', Sarma distributed Rs 68.44 crore among 349 colleges and varsities for giving free admission for higher secondary, undergraduate and post-graduate courses in arts, science and commerce streams. "Today, nearly one lakh students secured a pathway towards free education. This scheme aims to foster higher education and promote inclusivity by empowering students from the underprivileged sections," he said at an official function here. In the first phase of the 2024-25 academic year, 94,838 students from poor and mid...
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Monsoon 2024: Shah Dials Himanta As Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Bihar Rivers In Spate

Monsoon 2024: As monsoon rains continue to lash eastern parts of India, the flood situation remains dire, particularly in Assam and Bihar. With water levels in several rivers rising rapidly, the impact on the population and infrastructure is severe. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to assess the flood crisis.  Monsoon 2024: More Than 24.5 Lakh People Affected Across Assam, Bihar Grapples With Rising Water Levels In Rivers In Assam, the relentless rains have affected more than 24.5 lakh people across 30 districts. Major rivers, including the Brahmaputra and the Barak, are flowing above the danger mark at multiple locations, exacerbating the situation, news agency PTI reported. Districts such as Cachar, ...
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Assam Floods: CM Himanta Visits Worst-Hit Dibrugarh, Over 24 Lakh People Across 30 Districts

Assam Floods: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday conducted an extensive tour of several flood-affected areas in the Dibrugarh district, including urban locales, to assess the damage caused by breaches in embankments. The visit encompassed a detailed assessment of the urban flood situation in Dibrugarh town, which has been enduring severe power shortages for the past nine days. CM Sarma commenced his visit by traversing the flooded H S Road and Mahalaya Road, engaging directly with residents to understand their challenges. Highlighting the urban flooding issues, he attributed the problem to clogged drains exacerbated by the Brahmaputra River's water level exceeding the danger mark, impeding proper drainage, news agency PTI reported. ...
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Video | Assam Floods: Over 11 Lakh People Affected In 28 Districts

The flood situation in Assam remained grim with over 11 lakh people being affected in 28 districts of the state while over 26 thousand people have been shifted to relief camps.Multiple agencies, including the NDRF, SDRF, Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the local administration, were engaged in rescue operations. A report by NDTV's Ratnadip Choudhury Source link
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Prime accused among 9 held in Gauhati university marksheet scam | India News – Times of India

GUWAHATI: Nine people, including the prime accused, have been arrested so far in an alleged marksheet scam in Gauhati University, police said on Saturday. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Thursday revealed the alleged scam at a press briefing in Barpeta, reported.The arrests were made from Guwahati, Barpeta and Dhubri. The latest one was made on Friday.Six to seven cases have come to light in Barpeta and the prime accused, who is in-charge of the firm responsible for computerised marksheet system, was arrested. The scam came to light when authorities at Ganeshlal Chaudhary College in Barpeta Road detected forged marks of Azizul Haque, a sixth-semester undergraduate student, prompting a detailed probe that led to arrest of eight individuals from across Assam. var _mfq = window._mfq ||...
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‘Uttar Pradesh Kise Kehte Hai?’ Shashi Tharoor Takes Dig At NEET ‘Paper Leak’, BJP Hits Back

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's dig at the BJP over the NEET-UG exam paper leak has attracted a backlash from BJP, with party leaders accusing him of demeaning and misrepresenting the northern state. Tharoor shared a post on his social media handle X which shows a question and answer in Hindi, "What is called Uttar Pradesh?" The response to the question was: "A state where uttar (answers) are known before the exam." Tharoor described the post as "shandaar" and added the hashtag "Pariksha pe charcha" -- a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to interact with students. शानदार! #परीक्षापेचार्चा pic.twitter.com/xXK8q54FWl — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 22, 2024 Lashing out at the post, BJP leaders slammed the Congress leade...
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‘Hindus don’t indulge in communalism’: Assam CM alleges Bangladesh-origin minority community majorly voted for Congress | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asserted that members of the Bangladesh-origin minority community predominantly voted for the Congress in the recent 18th Lok Sabha elections, disregarding the developmental work done by the BJP-led governments at both the Centre and state levels.He also claimed that the community is the only one in Assam that engages in communalism while speaking at a felicitation programme of winning candidates of the BJP and its allies at the party's state headquarters. "If we analyse the 39 per cent votes of the Congress, it is not spread across the state. Fifty per cent of it is concentrated in 21 assembly segments which are minority-dominated. In these minority-dominated segments, BJP got 3 per cent votes," said Sarma, as quoted by ne...
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Home Minister Amit Shah reviews flood preparedness

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a high-level meeting to review preparedness to deal with floods that affect various parts of the country during the monsoon, in New Delhi, on June 23, 2024. Union Minister of Jal Shakti C.R. Paatil and Union MoS for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai are also seen. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 23 reviewed the preparedness to deal with floods that affect various parts of the country during the monsoon. Every year, large areas of Bihar, Assam and other eastern States are inundated due to a rise in the water level of various rivers due to monsoon rains."The Home Minister chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi and reviewed overall preparedness for flood management in the country," a Home Ministry official said. Uttarakhand, Himac...
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BJP leadership has ‘totally alienated’ ideological base, says Congress MP-elect Gaurav Gogoi

New Delhi: From the BJP’s “listless” campaign to the “political demotion” of tea garden workers, Gaurav Gogoi, Congress MP-elect from Jorhat, attributes his recent victory in the upper Assam Lok Sabha constituency to various factors.But most of all, Gogoi feels, Assam Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma unwittingly contributed to his victory by turning it into a prestige battle. “I credit the Assam chief minister for being my star campaigner,” Gogoi told ThePrint in an interview on Monday. Indeed, Sarma, credited with the BJP’s rise in Assam, left no stone unturned to deny Gogoi a victory in Jorhat, ranging from lining up his cabinet ministers to campaigning in the constituency to using the party’s organisational resources to the hilt. Show Full Article In the end, G...
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‘Interference by a religion’ set back NDA in Northeast — Sarma’s remarks on Christians trigger row

New Delhi: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making efforts to reach out to the Christian community, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister’s remarks seemingly aimed at Christians has triggered a row in the aftermath of the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections.Why did BJP and its allies lose ground in three states in the Northeast? Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he had reason to believe a “particular religion” was to blame for the poor showing in Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Sarma set off a political storm by saying that “a particular religion openly went against our (NDA) governments in those states”. He added that this was therefore not a “political defeat”. Show Full Article In the just c...
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‘Not a crime,’ says Assam BJP leader after CM Sarma slams him for congratulating a Congress winner

Guwahati: An Assam BJP leader has earned the wrath of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for congratulating the Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi, who won the Jorhat parliamentary constituency.After Sarma said that MLA Mrinal Saikia was expected to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi first, and was probably contemplating switching sides, the Khumtai legislator posted on X Tuesday evening: “I learned today from Himanta Biswa Sarma sir that, to congratulate someone from the opposition is a crime nowadays.” Saikia also reaffirmed that he always abided by the ideology of the party, but hinted it had all changed now.  Show Full Article Sharing a picture of the BJP’s stalwarts — Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi...
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