Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday mentioned his authorities would quickly introduce a legislation offering life imprisonment in “love jihad” instances.
He additionally mentioned a number of measures had been taken to “shield” Aboriginal land rights and authorities job alternatives.
“We talked about ‘love jihad’ in the course of the elections,” Sarma mentioned whereas addressing a gathering of BJP chief ministers right here. “Quickly, we’ll usher in a legislation that can present life imprisonment in such instances.” Proper-wing teams use the time period “love jihad” to accuse Muslim males of a method of luring Hindu ladies to transform by marriage.
Sarma mentioned a brand new domicile coverage can even be launched quickly, underneath which solely these born in Assam will probably be eligible for state authorities jobs.
The chief minister asserted that his authorities has all the time been dedicated to defending the rights of indigenous peoples and mentioned that in step with pre-poll guarantees, indigenous peoples got precedence in “one lakh authorities jobs” on provide, after the complete record was launched will probably be apparent.
In distinction, Sarma claimed that folks from “specific communities” occupied as much as 30 per cent of police posts within the state police drive underneath the Congress authorities when the present Dhubri MP was accountable for the house ministry, however no To elaborate additional.
Congress get together’s Rakipur Hussain gained the Dhubri Lok Sabha seat on this yr’s elections.
Sarma mentioned that whereas “encroached land equal to the dimensions of Chandigarh” has been liberated by unlawful settlers, land equal to “20 instances the dimensions of the northern Union Territory” stays within the fingers of the state’s encroachers.
Different strikes to guard land rights embody a decision to enact a legislation banning the sale of land to individuals from “sure communities” within the undivided Goalpara area.
“The whole Goalpara is essential to our neighborhood of Koch-Rajbongshi. However individuals of a selected neighborhood have taken away our land and made us a minority in our personal place,” he claimed.
He mentioned that underneath the proposed new legislation, land owned by tribals and other people belonging to scheduled castes and different backward castes is not going to be allowed to be transferred in undivided Goalpara.
Equally, Sarma mentioned, a legislation will probably be enacted to permit switch of land solely amongst residents of Barpeta, Majuli and Bhattadrava, essential facilities of Vaishnava followers.
“If the general public desires extra areas to be protected in the same method, we’ll achieve this. We all know we can not drive anybody to Bangladesh, however with our final shred of energy, we’ll work to safe Assam’s future,” he asserted.
The chief minister mentioned the Assam authorities has additionally taken a choice on the sale of land between Hindus and Muslims.
He mentioned that whereas the federal government couldn’t stop such transactions, it needed to search the chief minister’s consent earlier than endeavor the transactions.
The state authorities had issued the same notification on March 7, halting land gross sales between two completely different communities for 3 months to keep away from any potential “communal clashes” forward of the Lok Sabha elections.
Sarma mentioned one other laws can be enacted to create “micro-tribal belts and blocks” to guard villages or small, dispersed tribal settlements outdoors designated zones and blocks.
Referring to the protests towards the Citizenship (Modification) Act, the chief minister claimed that the riots within the state have been an act of “fraud as no more than eight individuals have utilized underneath the act to date”.
Sarma mentioned his authorities would take “daring steps” to clear the biometric data of 900,000 individuals collected and “frozen” in the course of the replace of the Nationwide Register of Residents (NRC).
He insisted that the BJP can run for a 3rd consecutive time period on the premise of the work it has performed for the lots, whereas additionally mocking the Congress get together for making an attempt to downplay the saffron get together’s profitable streak.
“Congress has been making an attempt to behave as if their 99 seats are larger than our 240 seats. Perhaps, as per the mathematics adopted in Bangladesh or Pakistan, it’s, however it isn’t the case in India,” he mentioned.
Sarma additionally asserted that the BJP will return to energy within the state in 2026 as a result of welfare measures it offers to the individuals.
The chief minister expressed gratitude to state get together chief Bhabesh Kalita for organising a committee to evaluate excellent ballot guarantees in order that they are often fulfilled within the coming yr.
He mentioned that the BJP will contest the Bodoland Territorial Council, Panchayat and Zilla Parish elections by itself and urged the get together employees to work intently with its allies AGP and UPPL to win the 5 meeting seats by by-elections.
Sarma additionally pressured that the panchayat demarcation needs to be performed in a fashion that “protects the rights of the indigenous peoples”.
(This report has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from related information company – PTI)
