Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced on Sunday that his administration is about to introduce a regulation that can impose life imprisonment for instances of ‘love jihad’. He additionally talked about that steps are being taken to safeguard the land rights and authorities jobs for the indigenous inhabitants. Through the state BJP’s prolonged govt assembly, Sarma acknowledged, “The difficulty of ‘love jihad’ was mentioned throughout the elections. We are actually near enacting a regulation that can prescribe life imprisonment for such offenses.”
The time period ‘love jihad’ is often utilized by right-wing factions to explain an alleged technique by Muslim males to transform Hindu girls to Islam by marriage. Sarma revealed plans for a brand new domicile coverage, which is able to quickly stipulate that solely people born in Assam are eligible for state authorities jobs.
The Chief Minister emphasised his authorities’s dedication to defending the rights of indigenous folks, highlighting that they’ve been given precedence within the allocation of “one lakh authorities jobs,” a promise made earlier than the elections. The small print will grow to be clear as soon as the total checklist is launched.
Sarma contrasted this with the earlier Congress authorities’s tenure, claiming {that a} “sure group” obtained as much as 30% of constable positions within the state police drive, below the management of the present Dhubri MP throughout his time as House Division head.
He additionally famous that his authorities has reclaimed land from unlawful settlers, an space equal to the dimensions of Chandigarh, but a a lot bigger space stays occupied by encroachers.
Moreover, Sarma spoke of a decision to introduce laws that might prohibit the sale of land to people from a “particular group” within the undivided Goalpara district, emphasizing the importance of the area to the Koch-Rajbongshi group and alleging land loss to this “specific group.”
The proposed laws will prohibit the switch of land owned by tribal communities and people from Scheduled Castes and Different Backward Lessons in undivided Goalpara, in response to the announcement. In distinction, a brand new regulation shall be launched to limit land transfers in Barpeta, Majuli, and Batadrawa—key areas for Vaishnavism adherents—to solely the native residents, as acknowledged by Sarma.
He emphasised that if the general public calls for extra protections for different areas, such measures shall be thought of. Acknowledging the impossibility of deporting anybody to Bangladesh, he pledged to make use of all obtainable energy to safeguard Assam’s future.
The Chief Minister disclosed that the Assam authorities has determined to manage land gross sales between Hindu and Muslim communities. Though the federal government can not outright ban such transactions, it now requires the Chief Minister’s approval earlier than they’ll proceed.
Beforehand, on March 7, the state authorities had halted land gross sales between totally different communities for 3 months to forestall potential communal conflicts earlier than the Lok Sabha elections. Sarma additionally introduced plans to ascertain “micro tribal belts and blocks” to guard tribal villages and small, dispersed settlements exterior the prevailing designated areas.
Addressing the Citizenship (Modification) Act protests, the Chief Minister labeled the motion as misleading, noting that fewer than eight functions have been filed below the act within the state. He additionally revealed that the federal government intends to take decisive motion to course of the biometrics of 9 lakh people, which have been collected and placed on maintain throughout the Nationwide Register of Residents (NRC) replace.
He claimed that the BJP’s consecutive third-term victory on the Centre is a testomony to its service to the folks, whereas criticizing the Congress for trying to attenuate the importance of the BJP’s continued success. The message was minimize off earlier than completion, but it surely gave the impression to be main right into a critique of the Congress social gathering’s illustration.
