Himanta Biswa Sarma

He stated, "Whether it is India or Bharat, I don't think this is disputed. The Supreme Court has previously declared that the names India and Bharat can be used interchangeably. No one objected when Amit Shah introduced the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita legislation in Parliament.”

During his meeting with the Home Minister at his residence which lasted for 30 minutes, the Chief Minister discussed the roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam, a government official said. 

The Chief Minister said that this is a test for former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Based on the 2001 census figure, all of the State's assembly and parliamentary constituencies were redefined by the ECI and the final proposal for delimitation was published last week. The poll body said that 19 Assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats have been set aside for Scheduled Tribes (STs), while Scheduled Castes (SCs) have been given 1 Lok Sabha and 9 assembly seats.

The offer is an invitation to stay in the state for a week or 10 days with the promise of safety while Baruah is here. Assam CM Sarma said, “Paresh Baruah is a smart, educated individual. I'm hoping he'll agree to have civil discussions when I extend the invitation.” Justifying the unusual invitation, the Chief Minister argued that Assam has changed a lot since the turbulent times of insurgency.

Addressing a function here on Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Constitution confers one with the right to freely practice, profess and propagate religion of choice, but it does not authorise religious conversion through inducement and allurement of any sort.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's cryptic "Hussain Obama" tweet drew major flak from the opposition on Saturday. Sarma said this in response to a question on the micro-blogging platform on whether an FIR was registered in Guwahati against former US President Barack Obama for hurting sentiment.

Sarma wrote on Twitter, "The Sengol was integral to our Independence but the Left relegated it as a nondescript 'walking stick' in a museum corner despite Pt Nehru's crucial role." "Another instance of how an entire eco-system censored any event in history that glorified ancient Bharat & Hindu rituals," he further mentioned in the Twitter post.

"We are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in ex-military personnel to train our police force," he said. Sarma also attended the first-ever conference of armed police commandants at the Police Training Centre in Dergaon here. With the continuous improvement of the situation.

"For that purpose, an expert committee will be formed that will look at whether the state legislature can be empowered to introduce any such law," he stated. The committee would look into the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act of 1937 in conjunction with Article 25 of the Indian Constitution