Maulana Mahmood Madani, president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind while talking to ANI said that the action being taken against parents of children in Assam should not happen. If something is being done against a particular community, then people will raise their voices, he said on Wednesday.
The drive was launched on Thursday night after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a video-conference meeting with senior officials of the police department directing them to launch a crackdown to rid the state of the evil practice of child marriage.
A large number of women on Saturday staged a protest in front of a police station in Assam's Dhubri district against the Assam government's action against child marriage. Security personnel were forced to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the women who gathered in front of the Tamarhat poli
Following the directives of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Police has launched a massive crackdown against child marriage and apprehended many people.
He further added that anyone who would have married to a girl under 14 years of age would be arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Project Arohan, the flagship scheme of the Assam government for meritorious students of class IX-XII Army, aims at not just felicitation but also empowerment of students through awareness and exposure to career choices.
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on April 14 this year and in presence of the Prime Minister, the Assam government will try to enter the state festival 'Bihu' in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The National Green Tribunal has refrained from levying environmental compensation of Rs 1,000 crore on the Assam Government and Rs 1,138 Crore on the Odisha government for the improper management of solid as well as liquid waste.
After cracking down Jihadi activities in a few private madrasas and busting several Al-Qaeda and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) modules in many parts of the state, the Assam government has taken initiatives to educational reforms in the private Madrasas of the state.
The Assam government on Thursday announced its decision to extend the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) area by including 60 more villages of five assembly constituencies of Sonitpur district.
The Assam government on Thursday announced the inclusion of 60 villages from five constituencies of Sonitpur district with 80 per cent Bodo people in the BTR.