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TopicHimanta Biswa Sarma

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”.

BJP cites turmoil in Bangladesh to stir political discourse in Assam, Bengal

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Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed concern about the ‘future of Assam in 2041’. West Bengal BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said ‘what happened in Bangladesh can happen in Bengal’.

Assam has seen 81% drop in child marriages since 2021, shows report by NGO India Child Protection

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Report notes that cases of child marriage in surveyed villages declined from 3,225 in 2021-22 to 627 in 2023-24. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praises state govt's ‘zero-tolerance approach’.

Himanta Sarma warns Jharkhand against ‘ghuspaithiye’, says Muslim population in Assam has reached 40%

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In response, Congress reminds Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, also BJP’s Jharkhand election co-incharge, of his time campaigning in minority-dominated areas of Assam during 2024 polls.

Don’t forward cases of those covered under CAA to foreigners’ tribunal, Assam govt tells border police

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claims 8 people have applied for citizenship under CAA so far, adds Bengali Hindus say they are Indian citizens and will move court.

21 lakh people affected, over 50 dead in flood-hit Assam. 3 rhinos drown in submerged Kaziranga

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Over 70% of the national park is under water & 70 animals have died in the floods that have forced people & animals into relief camps. Brahmaputra still flowing above danger level.

Assam flood toll swells to 46 as eight more dead, 80% of Kaziranga park submerged

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Floodwaters of the rain-swollen Brahmaputra & its tributaries have affected over 11 lakh people in 28 districts, inundating roads, villages, embankments & farmlands.

2 killed in firing by forest staff after ‘trespassing’ into Assam wildlife sanctuary, inquiry ordered

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A group of men had entered the sanctuary to fish. Forest officials claim personnel were forced to open fire in ‘self defence’ after the men launched an attack.

BJP leadership has ‘totally alienated’ ideological base, says Congress MP-elect Gaurav Gogoi

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Referring to Himanta Biswa Sarma as his ‘star campaigner’, Gogoi alleges Assam CM is 'amassing properties and wealth with political blessings of a powerful Union Minister'.

Himanta Sarma’s jibe against church shows BJP hasn’t learnt from Lok Sabha verdict

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‘Interference by a religion’ set back NDA in Northeast — Sarma’s remarks on Christians trigger row

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Congress’s Gourav Gogoi has appealed to CMs of Manipur, Meghalaya & Nagaland to ‘publicly condemn’ remarks by Assam CM & NEDA convener Sarma blaming Christians for LS losses.
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