The oath taking ceremony for five newly elected MLAs - three from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one each from National Democratic Alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), will be held at Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday in presence of Assam
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is poised to lose the upcoming Assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir and exuded confidence in the opposition alliance, the INDIA bloc, winning in all poll-bound states.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that Hindu and Muslim MLAs together sat and unanimously took the decision that they will work during this period also.
Speaking on the decision, CM Himanta Biswa said that Hindu and Muslim MLAs together sat and unanimously took the decision that they would work during this period also.
The Assam assembly ended the practice of a two-hour adjournment for Jumma Prayers, every Friday that was introduced by Saadulah's Muslim League government in colonial Assam.
The state assembly ended the practice of a two-hour adjournment for Jumma Prayers, every Friday that was introduced by Saadulah's Muslim League government in colonial Assam.
Assam Legislative Assembly on August 30 officially amended the rule providing two hours of Jumma break to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer Friday prayers.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma affirmed that the decision to scrap the practice of 2-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers in the state legislative assembly was a collective decision.
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after the Assam Assembly on Friday decided to end the practice of two-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers.