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The Latest Breaking News from Himanta Biswa Sarma

Indian state makes polygamy a criminal offence – but activists say it is a tool for discrimination

New law excludes predominantly non-Muslim tribal communities

The Independent UK

‘Justice for Zubeen Garg’: How the iconic singer’s death became a political flashpoint in Assam

Ingty Raj Gogoi, a 26-year-old businessman from eastern Assam’s Sivasagar, was overwhelmed by grief at the death of Zubeen Garg.

Newslaundry

Fans demand answers over Indian singer Zubeen Garg’s death in Singapore as police officer arrested

The sudden death of Assam’s best-known and beloved musician has sparked outrage, mass protests, and a high-profile investigation spanning Singapore and India

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Backlash against ‘hate-mongering’ BJP video targeting Muslims in Assam: ‘This cannot be India’

While rhetoric targeting minorities is nothing new in Indian politics, some lamented what they saw as a new low reached by Narendra Modi’s ruling party

The Independent UK

Muslim women in Parliament: Ranee Narah’s journey from sportswoman to politician

Three days before Ranee Narah turned 47, on 28 October 2012, her then party colleague Himanta Biswa Sarma had tweeted, ‘Congratulation to Shrimati Rani Narah for her induction into the Union Council of Ministers.’

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Meet the complainants behind the Assam FIRs against journalists

In Assam, three recent FIRs have turned the spotlight on a pattern: journalists critical of the government hauled up under a new sedition-style law. There’s another trend – the complainants in at least two of the FIRs ostensibly had links to the BJP or the RSS student wing ABVP.

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Abhisar Sharma booked after video on Himanta’s communal statements

The Guwahati Crime Branch has registered an FIR against journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma after a local resident’s complaint claiming that Sharma mocked the Assam and central governments in a video.

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‘Foreigners for both nations’: India pushing Muslims ‘back’ to Bangladesh

Hundreds taken to Bangladesh border at gunpoint in a crackdown by Assam, as some other BJP-ruled states follow suit.

Al Jazeera

Concern grows as India ramps up deportation of alleged migrants to Bangladesh

New Delhi rounds up thousands of alleged immigrants in sweeping operation involving biometric surveillance and military transport

The Independent UK

‘Journalists enduring disrespect, there’s a limit’: Why an arrest has galvanised Assam’s media

Over a tense week in March, the arrest of journalist Dilwar Hussain Mazumdar appears to have transformed Assam’s press corps into a unified front against what many describe as a deliberate assault on independent journalism in the northeastern state.

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From Kunal Kamra to Mohanlal to a long-dead emperor, India is the Republic of Intolerance

Between Aurangzeb and Kunal Kamra, we are now fully qualified to call ourselves “The Republic of Intolerance”.

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DIGIPUB slams Assam journalist’s ‘systematic harassment’, CM Sarma’s remarks

In a statement on Friday, the Digital Media Publishers and Journalists Association strongly condemned the “systematic and calculated harassment of journalist Dilwar Hussain Mozumdar” and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remarks about the journalist.

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Held after covering bank ‘corruption’ stir, Assam journalist booked under SC/ST act

A senior Assamese journalist was arrested on Tuesday in Guwahati under the SC/ST Act, hours after he was detained following a protest against alleged financial irregularities in a cooperative bank.

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Several ministers, envoys, industrialists to attend Advantage Assam 2.0

Several Union Ministers, Industrialists, Heads of Mission, and Ambassadors from different countries will participate in the mega Infrastructure & Investment Summit. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Cabinet to probe MP's alleged ties to national security threats on Feb 16

The Assam Cabinet is set to convene on February 16 to discuss the implications of recent revelations concerning an MP from Assam on national security. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam budget session to commence on February 17; will unite people

Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Numal Momin mentioned that several important bills are likely to be introduced in the session. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Mining Accident: One dead, 8 trapped as rescue operation resumes

One dead body has been recovered from the collapsed coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso, where nine miners were trapped on January 6. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Police seize Codeine-based cough syrup worth Rs 2 crore in Cachar

Assam Police seized 11,100 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup worth Rs two crore from a vehicle near Damcherra in the Cachar district of the state on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In India’s tribal-dominated Jharkhand, BJP labels Muslims as ‘Bangladeshis’

BJP accused of trying to divide tribal and Muslim votes by raising bogey of ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’ in a key region.

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Humans of a BJP rally in Jharkhand: ‘We came to see Hindu hriday samrat!’

Manisha and Atul hit the road to cover a BJP rally in Jharkhand’s Barkagaon assembly constituency. Thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of “Hindu Hriday Samrat”, BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, although they ultimately had to settle for Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.

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‘Roti, beti, aur mati’: The BJP’s narrative of ‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ in Jharkhand

For years, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral strategy in Jharkhand has centred on pitting the tribals who follow Sarna (a pagan belief system) against the Christian tribals. But since the last few months, the battle for Jharkhand’s vote has taken on a different tone. The ‘enemy’ is no longer…

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Asked about hill cutting in his constituency, Sarma hints at reporter’s Muslim identity

A local reporter became the latest target of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s communal rhetoric as the CM attempted to dodge his question about the ongoing hill cutting in his constituency Jalukbari by referring to his identity.

Dynamite News

'Meddling with Muslim marriage laws won't be tolerated': Opposition

'The govt has no right to meddle with religion. This is an attempt to go against a particular community.' Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

Assam ministers return to hate politics

In sharp contrast to the BJP’s Lok Sabha poll campaign, communal remarks have returned to the state’s politics with ministers trying to portray the Congress’s victory in three seats as a boost to criminal elements within the minority community.

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Hindutva resistance, new faces, Cong gains: Reading the Northeast mandate

The Lok Sabha poll results from the Northeast, which is electorally small with 25 Lok Sabha seats but territorially significant, have found little space in the mainstream media. The region, however, saw significant shifts in political narratives, with the BJP-led NDA losing some of its fort in the region.

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