Assam CM on Madrassa: Govt to Close 300 More Madrassas in Assam!
National Desk, 15 May: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday attended an event titled ‘Hindu Ekta Yatra’ in Karimnagar in Telangana. Participating in the event, the Assam chief minister urged everyone to unite to make Telangana a Ram Rajya.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attacked All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi and declared on the ‘Hindu Ekta Yatra,’ that he will close 300 more madrassas this year.
“We are working to stop love jihad in Assam, and we are also working towards closing down Madrassas in the state. After I became CM, I closed 600 madrassas in Assam. I want to tell Owaisi that I will close 300 more madrassas this year,” Sarma said.
Additionally, Himanta Biswa Sarma said polygamy would be outlawed and the nation’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented.
“There are some people in India who thought they can marry four women. That was their thinking. But, I say you will not be able to do four marriages. Those days are going to come to an end. That day is not far. Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is going to come in India and the time has also come to make India a truly secular nation,” Sarma said.
Chief Minister Sharma also said that 600 madrasas should be closed and more schools, colleges, universities etc. wanted to be set up in place of those madrasas.
Looking back, in January CM Sarma stated that the state government intends to minimize the number of madrassas in the state and begin system registration.
Addressing a press conference, the Assam Chief Minister said, “We want to reduce the number of Madrasas in the state in the first phase.”
“We want to put general education in Madrasas and start a system of registration in Madrasas,” he added.
On the other hand, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made a comment about Congress’ victory in the Karnataka election and said “…They (Congress) just won in one state and making a big deal out of India, we have won in several states but we never overreacted…”