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Topic: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as Assam Chief Minister in May 2021. Till 2015, Sarma was a part of the Congress and a young and ambitious leader considered close to then CM Tarun Gogoi. In 2011, Sarma manged the election campaign for the Congress, and helped it win an unprecedented 79 seats in the 126-member Assam assembly. However, with Tarun Gogoi projecting his son Gaurav as the face of Assam’s Congress leadership, he quit.

In 2015, Sarma joined the BJP and quickly rose to prominence becoming finance minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal government, then convener of the North East Development Alliance (NEDA). He has been credited as the man behind the BJP’s increased foothold in the Northeast.

As Assam Chief Minister, Sarma — though an ‘outsider — has steered many policies seemingly aligned with the Sangh agenda, including the passage of the Assam Cattle Preservation (Amendment) Act, asking for the reverification of the National Register of Citizens and carrying out demolition drives to evict “illegal encroachers”.

SIT charges Zubeen’s manager, host, bandmates with murder. Himanta says ‘up to court to deliver justice’

Mayank Kumar -
Assam SIT findings, however, are different from the Singapore Police findings that did not find any foul play in Zubeen’s death.

2,000+ Muslims killed in Nellie. But Assam panel report buried for 42 yrs says it wasn’t communal

Sourav Roy Barman -
The report does not indicate that Nellie massacre, which took place against backdrop of anti-immigrant agitation led by AASU and AAGP, was the result of any larger conspiracy.

Zubeen Garg’s death ‘plain and simple murder,’ Assam CM Sarma tells Assembly

ANI -
Sarma added that his party did not support the adjournment motion on Garg's death and they had requested the court to include Section 103 along with Sections 61, 105 & 106 of the BNS.

Why didn’t Himanta Sarma watch Roi Roi Binale? Zubeen Garg’s last film pulled into politics

Tina Das -
Assam Jatiya Parishad leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi asked why CM Sarma, who gave leaves to state government employees to watch The Kashmir Files, is yet to watch Garg’s film.

Polygamy in Assam—what the upcoming bill proposes

Tina Das -
Uttarakhand has already passed a law making polygamy punishable under state law. Assam Chief Minister is following the same approach.

Of ignored alerts, ‘cover-up’—revisiting 1983 Nellie mayhem as Assam govt looks to table long-buried report

Bismee Taskin -
On 18 February, 1983, 3,000 people, mostly migrant Muslim men, women and children, were slaughtered within 6 hours. Despite 668 FIRs, no one was ever convicted.

How a bolt from Bodoland rattled Himanta & forced BJP to make BPF an ally ahead of Assam polls

Sourav Roy Barman -
After Bodoland People's Front swept Bodoland Territorial Council polls, Sarma inducted its MLA Charan Boro into cabinet. CM had earlier fought hard to discredit Hagrama Mohilary-led party.

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

+TFP D.K. Singh -
Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Assam Congress makes explosive claim about Zubeen Garg’s death in letter to President Murmu

Sourav Roy Barman -
State unit has urged that CBI assist Assam’s CID in investigating death of popular singer and cultural icon. Garg died in Singapore while on yacht trip, death certificate said 'drowning'.

‘Ready to hand over case to CBI’—Assam CM on Zubeen Garg’s death probe

ANI -
While addressing the formulation of an special team, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the case would be transferred to CBI if the SIT 'fails to investigate properly'.
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