Himanta Biswa Sarma
Religious conversion through allurement should be prohibited: Assam CM Himanta
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.
Himanta's 'Hussain Obama' remark draws flak from Oppn
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.
CM Himanta accuses Left lobby of disrespecting Sengol
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.
AFSPA to be completely lifted from Assam this year: Sarma
"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.
Want to ban polygamy in Assam, says CM Himanta
"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
Sonia fighting a lone battle for 20 yrs to establish Rahul: Assam CM Himanta
Himanta said this during a press conference in Bengaluru, where he is campaigning for the BJP. He said, "Even his mother is concerned about Rahul Gandhi how to establish him. Mrs Sonia Gandhi has been fighting a lone battle for the last 20 years to establish her son so that he can earn a decent livelihood."
PFI pressure behind Cong manifesto in K'taka', says Assam CM
Interacting with the mediapersons at the BJP headquarters here, Sarma questioned "why the Congress, which is promising to ban Bajrang Dal, did not impose a ban on PFI?"The Congress manifesto is similar to the manifesto of organisations like the PFI and other fundamental groups. The party had withdrawn cases of PFI which was.
CAA, the only solution to Hindu Bengalis' citizenship problem: Assam CM
He said this while hitting out at Assam Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who has launched an attack on the BJP on the issue of a sizable number of Hindu families receiving notices to prove their citizenship in the last few days in Udalguri and Tamulpur districts. Saikia said that the BJP campaigns in every election about giving protection.
'Law will take its own course': Assam CM on Angkita Dutta episode
"The way Assam Congress has handled this matter is sad. They ought to have established an inquiry committee and worked things out among themselves. I had believed that the Congress should be dealing with this internally," he told reporters in the national capital.
Now Assam CM to file a defamation against Rahul Gandhi over Adani tweet
Sarma said the defamation case will be filed after the conclusion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on April 14.
"Whatever Rahul Gandhi has said on Twitter is a slanderous comment," he said, adding that due to the ongoing preparations for PM Modi's scheduled April 14 visit in Guwahati he has to wait to lodge the suit.
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