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Badruddin Ajmal's Party AIUDF Demands 10% Reservation For Muslims In Assam
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has demanded 10 per cent reservation for Muslims in Assam.
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Assam To Introduce Compulsory Muslim Marriage, Divorce Registration Bill
In a significant move, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that his government will introduce a bill for the compulsory government registration of Muslim marriages and divorces in the upcoming Autumn assembly session.
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"Assam Muslim Population Now 40%, Matter Of Life And Death": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that the Muslim population in his state has now risen to 40 per cent, contending that demographic change is a "big issue" in the northeastern state.
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"Till I'm Alive": Himanta Sarma's "Child Marriage" Comment Leads To Opposition Walkout
The opposition Congress and AIUDF staged walkouts from the Assam Assembly on Monday, protesting the decision by the state Cabinet to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935.
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Muslim Women Will Get Relief After Repeal Of Assam Marriage Act: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act 1935 the Muslim women of the state will get relief from "torture and exploitation", adding that the
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Assam To Repeal Muslim Marriage Act In Big Push For Uniform Civil Code
Less than three weeks after Uttarakhand became the first state in independent India to pass legislation on a Uniform Civil Code, Assam has taken its first step towards a similar law by repealing the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act.
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"Indigenous" Muslims: Why Assam Opposition Sees BJP Ploy In Status For 5 Groups
Political watchers in Assam say the BJP -- ruling party at the Centre too -- wants to woo Assamese-speaking Muslims, sensing a vote-bank amid a complex cultural mix.
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Assam Decides To Tweak Its Muslim Survey, To Drop The Word 'Indigenous'
The Assam government has decided to 'tweak' its ambitious plans of an 'extensive' socio-economic survey of its 'indigenous' Muslim population that many believe is aimed to 'segregate' the 'Bhumiputra' Muslims of Assam from the those who are of Bangladeshi origin.
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Three Beaten Up, Forced To Chant "Jai Shri Ram" In Assam
Barely two weeks after a youth was arrested for forcing some Muslim youths to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', four miscreants in Assam's Barpeta district thrashed three Muslim youths and forced them to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
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Accused Of Selling Beef, Assam Muslim Man Allegedly Forced To Eat Pork
A Muslim man was abused and heckled for allegedly selling beef in Assam's Biswanath district on Sunday. Police detained one person after a video of the the man on his knees in deep slush, begging to let him go, was widely shared on social media.
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Muslim Boy From RSS-Run School Tops Assam High School Examination
A Muslim boy studying in an RSS-managed school has topped the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination in Assam this year with the Sangh Parivar claiming it "shattered the mainstream propaganda about RSS."
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Up For Vote In Assam Elections, The 'Bangladesh Factor'
It's not the terrible road to his village, but being branded a Bangladeshi, that 22-year-old Akhirul Islam, a first-time voter in the Assam assembly elections, says is the biggest poll issue.
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Badruddin Ajmal's Party AIUDF Demands 10% Reservation For Muslims In Assam
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has demanded 10 per cent reservation for Muslims in Assam.
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Assam To Introduce Compulsory Muslim Marriage, Divorce Registration Bill
In a significant move, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that his government will introduce a bill for the compulsory government registration of Muslim marriages and divorces in the upcoming Autumn assembly session.
-
"Assam Muslim Population Now 40%, Matter Of Life And Death": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that the Muslim population in his state has now risen to 40 per cent, contending that demographic change is a "big issue" in the northeastern state.
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"Till I'm Alive": Himanta Sarma's "Child Marriage" Comment Leads To Opposition Walkout
The opposition Congress and AIUDF staged walkouts from the Assam Assembly on Monday, protesting the decision by the state Cabinet to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935.
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Muslim Women Will Get Relief After Repeal Of Assam Marriage Act: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act 1935 the Muslim women of the state will get relief from "torture and exploitation", adding that the
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Assam To Repeal Muslim Marriage Act In Big Push For Uniform Civil Code
Less than three weeks after Uttarakhand became the first state in independent India to pass legislation on a Uniform Civil Code, Assam has taken its first step towards a similar law by repealing the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act.
-
"Indigenous" Muslims: Why Assam Opposition Sees BJP Ploy In Status For 5 Groups
Political watchers in Assam say the BJP -- ruling party at the Centre too -- wants to woo Assamese-speaking Muslims, sensing a vote-bank amid a complex cultural mix.
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Assam Decides To Tweak Its Muslim Survey, To Drop The Word 'Indigenous'
The Assam government has decided to 'tweak' its ambitious plans of an 'extensive' socio-economic survey of its 'indigenous' Muslim population that many believe is aimed to 'segregate' the 'Bhumiputra' Muslims of Assam from the those who are of Bangladeshi origin.
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Three Beaten Up, Forced To Chant "Jai Shri Ram" In Assam
Barely two weeks after a youth was arrested for forcing some Muslim youths to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', four miscreants in Assam's Barpeta district thrashed three Muslim youths and forced them to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
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Accused Of Selling Beef, Assam Muslim Man Allegedly Forced To Eat Pork
A Muslim man was abused and heckled for allegedly selling beef in Assam's Biswanath district on Sunday. Police detained one person after a video of the the man on his knees in deep slush, begging to let him go, was widely shared on social media.
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Muslim Boy From RSS-Run School Tops Assam High School Examination
A Muslim boy studying in an RSS-managed school has topped the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination in Assam this year with the Sangh Parivar claiming it "shattered the mainstream propaganda about RSS."
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Up For Vote In Assam Elections, The 'Bangladesh Factor'
It's not the terrible road to his village, but being branded a Bangladeshi, that 22-year-old Akhirul Islam, a first-time voter in the Assam assembly elections, says is the biggest poll issue.
