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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”.

‘Not a crime,’ says Assam BJP leader after CM Sarma slams him for congratulating a Congress winner

Karishma Hasnat -
Mrinal Saikia cited the bonhomie between opposing leaders in the past, and lamented how that practice has changed in the present.

Why Assam CM Sarma has gone from hardline Hindutva to courting Muslims with dance moves

Karishma Hasnat -
Himanta Biswa Sarma has gone all out to win over voters in constituencies with large Muslim populations, from Nagaon to Darrang-Udalguri. ‘Confident of winning 20% Muslim votes,’ he says.

Tea tribes’ woes & Tarun Gogoi legacy — in Assam’s Jorhat, Gaurav Gogoi fights Himanta’s might

Sourav Roy Barman -
Congress is hoping that the abiding goodwill for his father, and Gaurav Gogoi's own performance as an MP, will lead him to victory, despite BJP’s stronghold in Assam.

SubscriberWrites: Whoever wins, children shouldn’t lose: India needs collective fight against child marriage

Swaty Prakash -
In a political landscape where issues fade as quickly as Delhi rains, Himanta Biswa Sarma’s unwavering commitment to combating child marriage stands out.

‘Buying votes with holy water is offence’ — Assam CM takes swipe at AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal

Karishma Hasnat -
Sarma clarifies that his government is not banning healing practices unless it has 'ulterior motive'. Uniform Civil Code & Healing Bill are unrelated, he adds.

Himanta Sarma is reading RSS-Modi politics wrong. Hardliner image won’t help beyond a point

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Himanta Biswa Sarma must remember that Modi today is all about Sri Aurobindo’s spiritual Hindutva, not Savarkar’s political Hindutva.

Archbishop, Christian group slam Assam bill against ‘magical healing’ — ‘no such term’

Karishma Hasnat -
Guwahati archbishop says there are healing prayers like in any other religion, while Assam Christian Forum spokesperson contends that bill violates freedom of religion.

‘Wrong strategy, inaction against rebels, CM’s guile’ — Why exodus continues from Congress in Assam

Karishma Hasnat -
Party MLAs Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha & Basanta Das are latest to extend support to BJP govt. CM mentions six-seven Congress MLAs met him recently, indicating more such cases.

Will resign if anyone not part of NRC gets citizenship, says Himanta amid CAA protest in Assam

Karishma Hasnat -
Protests are on after CAA was implemented for granting citizenship to undocumented refugees. Indigenous people are wary of ‘outsiders’, especially those arriving from Bangladesh.

Two more Assam Congress MLAs extend support to Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP govt

ThePrint Team -
With the support of these two MLAs, the total number of Congress MLAs who have extended their support to the government has reached four.
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