Assam Population
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"Don't Stop At One Child, Have 2-3": Himanta Sarma To Hindu Couples
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sparked a fresh controversy after urging Hindu couples in the state to have more than one child, citing what he described as a declining birth rate among Hindus
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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 Government Accepts Demand To Defer Discussion On Population Control Among Muslims
The Assam government on Friday accepted the demand of the opposition Congress for deferring a discussion on population control among the Muslim community, though Speaker Biswajit Daimary had allowed it.
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Assam "Population Army" To Help Curb Birth Rate In Muslim-Majority Areas
Assam will have a 'population Army' to distribute contraceptives and create awareness about population control in Muslim-dominated areas of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Assembly on Monday.
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Population Control Should Be Delinked From Politics: Assam Chief Minister
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma called for delinking population control issue from politics and adopting a realistic solution with stress on education, health, ending child marriage and financial inclusion to solve the problem among the state's Muslims.
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"Indigenous Muslims Agreed On Checking Population": Assam Chief Minister
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today met Assam's indigenous Muslim community and claimed to have formed a consensus with them on the matter of the proposed 2-child policy. He will next meet the state's Bengali-speaking Muslims.
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"Completely Secular Process": Himanta Biswa Sarma On Assam Citizens' List
With about 40 lakh people of the total 3.29 crore not making it to the full draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the big question is what happens next and how the government is going to deal with those who finally lose their citizenship.
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Assam To Recommend Disqualification Of Lawmakers Who Violate 2-Child Policy
The BJP government in Assam has proposed extending its controversial plan for a two-child policy to include lawmakers from the state and said today that it will recommend their disqualification if they do not adhere to it. Those who have more than two children will be barred from contesting elections.
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"Don't Stop At One Child, Have 2-3": Himanta Sarma To Hindu Couples
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sparked a fresh controversy after urging Hindu couples in the state to have more than one child, citing what he described as a declining birth rate among Hindus
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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 Government Accepts Demand To Defer Discussion On Population Control Among Muslims
The Assam government on Friday accepted the demand of the opposition Congress for deferring a discussion on population control among the Muslim community, though Speaker Biswajit Daimary had allowed it.
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Assam "Population Army" To Help Curb Birth Rate In Muslim-Majority Areas
Assam will have a 'population Army' to distribute contraceptives and create awareness about population control in Muslim-dominated areas of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Assembly on Monday.
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Population Control Should Be Delinked From Politics: Assam Chief Minister
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma called for delinking population control issue from politics and adopting a realistic solution with stress on education, health, ending child marriage and financial inclusion to solve the problem among the state's Muslims.
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"Indigenous Muslims Agreed On Checking Population": Assam Chief Minister
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today met Assam's indigenous Muslim community and claimed to have formed a consensus with them on the matter of the proposed 2-child policy. He will next meet the state's Bengali-speaking Muslims.
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"Completely Secular Process": Himanta Biswa Sarma On Assam Citizens' List
With about 40 lakh people of the total 3.29 crore not making it to the full draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the big question is what happens next and how the government is going to deal with those who finally lose their citizenship.
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Assam To Recommend Disqualification Of Lawmakers Who Violate 2-Child Policy
The BJP government in Assam has proposed extending its controversial plan for a two-child policy to include lawmakers from the state and said today that it will recommend their disqualification if they do not adhere to it. Those who have more than two children will be barred from contesting elections.
