Karnataka Assembly elections: Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the poll-bound state as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving no stone unturned to regain power in the southern state.
Addressing a rally in Belgavi on Thursday, March 16, the Assam CM said that he intends to close "all madrassas" as he wants schools and universities in "new India." "People from Bangladesh come to Assam & create a threat to our civilization & culture. I have closed 600 madrassas & I intend to close all madrassas because we do not want madrassas. We want schools, colleges & universities," he Sarma added.
To establish a secular education system, the Assam government resolved in 2020 to shut down all government-run madrassas and convert them into general educational institutions. The state Assembly then passed the Assam Repealing Act, 2020, and the governor signed it into law on January 27, 2021.
India needs a person who can proudly say I am a Hindu: Assam CM
Speaking further during the rally, Sarma said India needs a person today who can proudly say that he is a Hindu.
"There are many people in our country who proudly say they are Muslim, Christian and I have no problem with that but we need a person who can proudly say that I am a Hindu. India needs such a person today," he added.
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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023
It should be noted here that Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Karnataka before May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 24 May 2023. The previous assembly elections were held in May 2018. Karnataka has 5.05 crore registered voters as of the updated final electoral rolls for 2023, which were released on January 5 this year. This number includes 2.50 crore registered women voters and 4,502 other voters.
(With inputs from agencies)
