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”.
Well, well Vir Sure,
You conveniently piggyback on Northeast outrage to platform Muslim victimhood, yet Owaisi’s ’15 minutes’ threat against Hindus barely registers in your universe. Stone pelting on Hindu festivals, attacks on processions, temple desecrations — systematically ignored by you. Hindu leaders responding to years of provocation is ‘beyond the pale’; Muslim aggression is contextualised and excused. Your selective outrage isn’t journalism at all — it’s advocacy with a byline. The real prejudice story you’re missing is the one you’re actively helping to bury.