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  • Congress hampering Assam eviction drive by inciting people: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

    Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said fundamentalism has entered the eviction drive in Kosutoli locality of Sonapur area, and that slogans raised in Bangladesh were used by the protesters.

    Sarma alleged that the Congress party incited the people, following which there was violence during the eviction drive on Thursday. Two people were killed and several others were injured in a clash between police and the protesters.

    “Congress and other fundamentalist forces instigated the encroachers,” Sarma said. “They attacked the police. The slogan that was being used in Bangladesh; they are using the same slogan here now. After the action of Assam Police, the area has become peaceful again and the eviction work is going on.”He said, ” “We are running a special campaign against the encroachers who have illegally occupied the land of the tribals in Sonapur. On Thursday, the Congress held a press conference and expressed sympathy for the intruders, after which the same intruders attacked the police.”

    Assam Director General of Police GP Singh visited the site on Friday. He said the area is tribal land and is protected by a law of 1886. “The people staying there did not belong to the protected class of people. There was a direction from the government to act,” said Singh. “There were announcements for seven days that those people residing here are illegally residing.”

    He said eviction started on September 9. “It was going on smoothly. However, on September 12, a section targeted the police. I have directed the officers to register a case as there is conspiracy and instigation involved in the fourdayold drive that suddenly became violent,” Singh said. In a post on X, Singh said 248 bighas of government land has been cleared of encroachment.

  • Champai Soren Meets Amit Shah, To Join BJP On August 30, Confirms Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.

    In a significant political development, Champai Soren, a prominent Adivasi leader and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on August 30. This news was confirmed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who took to social media to announce Soren’s upcoming induction into the party. The assembly elections for 81 Assembly seats is likely to be held in October-November this year.

    “Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and a distinguished Adivasi leader of our country, Champai Soren Ji met Hon’ble Union Home Minister Amit Shah Ji a short while ago. He will officially join the BJP on 30th August in Ranchi,” tweeted Sarma.

    The decision by Soren to join the BJP comes at a time when the party is actively strengthening its base in Jharkhand, a state with a significant tribal population. His inclusion in the BJP is seen as a strategic move, likely to bolster the party’s influence among the tribal communities ahead of the upcoming elections.

    Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and a distinguished Adivasi leader of our country, @ChampaiSoren Ji met Hon’ble Union Home Minister @AmitShah Ji a short while ago. He will officially join the @BJP4India on 30th August in Ranchi. pic.twitter.com/OOAhpgrvmu — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 26, 2024

    The development comes in a u-turn for Soren, who last week announced to float a new party. However, the BJP leaders and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma were keen on inducting the tribal leader into the saffron fold. Champai Soren was upset with the JMM after Hemant Soren removed to take back the Chief Minister’s chair after getting bail in the alleged land scam case. Hemant made Champai the Chief Minister of Jharkhand in January this year after getting arrested in the case. However, last month, he took the reign of the state in his hand once again after getting a bail in the case.

    Since then, Champai Soren was sulking as he felt insulted and later he resigned from the party.

    Champai Soren has been a prominent figure in Jharkhand politics, known for his strong advocacy of Adivasi rights and development. His move to join the BJP is expected to create ripples in the state’s political landscape, particularly within the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the party he has been associated with for decades.

    This development underscores the BJP’s ongoing efforts to expand its footprint in tribal-dominated regions, which have traditionally been strongholds of regional parties like the JMM. The formal induction ceremony is scheduled to take place in Ranchi on August 30, and it is anticipated that several senior BJP leaders will be present to welcome Soren into the party.

    The move could potentially reshape the political dynamics in Jharkhand, with the BJP aiming to consolidate its position in the state by bringing in influential leaders like Champai Soren.

  • Himanta Biswa Sarma: ‘Rahul Gandhi learned mathematics from Pakistan’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma mocks Congress leader

    Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 20 mocked Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for celebrating after securing 99 seats in the LS Elections. He mocked that Rahul Gandhi learned mathematics from Pakistan as in India, 240 is greater than 99. “BJP won 240 seats, and Rahul Gandhi told PM Modi in the Parliament that Modi lost. Then I thought, from where did Rahul Gandhi learn this mathematics? The mathematics in India says that 99 is less than 240. He must have learned it from Pakist6an, Bangladesh…,” he said.

  • Step Towards Uniform Civil Code? Assam Decides To Repeal Assam Muslim Marriages And Divorce Registration Act.

    GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma -led Assam government on Thursday decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 to prevent child marriage and ensure parity in marriage and divorce registration. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma visited State BJP headquarters in Guwahati on Thursday evening to discuss various issues with the party leadership ahead of panchayat polls and bye-elections.

    Taking to social media platform Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935 vide the Assam Repealing Bill 2024.”

    Stating the objective behind the decision to repeal, CM stated, “To bring parity to the registration of marriage and divorce, the State Cabinet has agreed approval to the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, which aims to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act. , 1935, and the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Rules, 1935. The bill will be placed before the next monsoon session of the Assam Legislative Assembly for consideration. The State Cabinet has also directed that a suitable legislation be brought for the registration of Muslim marriages in Assam, to be considered by the next session of the Assembly.”

    Earlier on Wednesday, CM Sarma reiterated his concerns regarding the issue of “changing demography,” and said it is a matter of “life and death” for him. Citing some data, Sarma said that Muslim population was 12 per cent in 1951 and has now reached 40 per cent.

    The Chief Minister alleged that ‘illegal immigrants’ are marrying tribal girls without following due process. He stated that illegal immigrants are marrying tribal daughters, but due diligence of law is not happening. The BJP will make a law to stop exploitation of anyone if a tribal daughter marries an illegal immigrant.

  • BJP’s Himanta Resorts To ‘Tharoorian English’ To Slam Shashi Tharoor’s UP Wordplay, Says ‘Whispers Of Lunacy…’ |

    Amid the ongoing controversy of alleged paper leaks in NEET-UG becoming a political subject, Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s jibe backfired on him on Suday. Tharoor shared a viral post mocking the construct of examinations in Uttar Pradesh, but the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders did not let it slide easily.

    Tharoor’s post depicted an answer sheet with a question in Hindi, “Define Uttar Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh kise kehte hain?)” The answer to which was also written below said, ‘Vah Pradesh where Uttar Pradesh should be known first from examination, It is located in Uttar Pradesh. (The state where you get the answers before the exam is called Uttar Pradesh.)”

    He captioned the post as ‘Excellent!’

    The leaders of BJP perceived the social media post as an affront to the people of Uttar Pradesh. In response, Union Minister Jitin Prasada commented, “I don’t see the humour in running down my state and its people by stereotyping them with such condemnable remarks. Such an insult to UP is deplorable and must be condemned in the strongest words.”

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma responded to the Congress leader using what is commonly referred to as ‘Tharoorian English’.

    Sarma wrote in his post, “This gentleman frequently indulges in satirizing various cultures (first Northeast and now UP) with remarkably caustic words. He has succumbed to the beguiling whispers of lunacy, his mind adrift in the ethereal mists of derangement.”

    This gentleman frequently indulges in satirizing various cultures (first Northeast and now UP) with remarkably caustic words.

    He has succumbed to the beguiling whispers of lunacy, his mind adrift in the ethereal mists of derangement. https://t.co/aGuUU61bAy — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 23, 2024

    Rajiv Chandrasekhar slammed the Congress party and called it a ‘superiority complex’. He added, “Runs deep in the Cong DNA, this type of superiority complex.”

    Former Union Minister Chandrasekhar was defeated by Shashi Tharoor in the recent Lok Sabha elections from Thiruvananthapuram.

    “Shameless crass politics of shaming other fellow Indians – that’s the Congress way, ably demonstrated by this self-titled Global citizen,” Chandrasekhar’s post read.

    He also recalled former Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s remark by saying, “It was just a few months ago, another of Cong “global citizens” Pitroda described Indians as Africans, Chinese, Middle eastern etc.”