Karnataka Assembly Elections: Ahead of the upcoming 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 retain power in the southern state.
Addressing a rally in Belagavi on Thursday, March 16, the chief minister of Assam said he wanted to shut down “all madrassas” as he wanted schools and universities in a “new India”. He said, “People from Bangladesh come to Assam and create a threat to our civilization and culture. I have closed 600 madrassas and I intend to close all madrassas because we don’t want madrassas. We want schools, want colleges and universities.”
In order to establish a secular education system, the Assam government resolved to close all government madrassas in 2020 and convert them into general educational institutions. The state assembly then passed the Assam Repeal 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 that India today needs a man who can proudly say that he is a Hindu.
He said, “There are many people in our country who proudly say that 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. Such a person is needed today.
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karnataka assembly election 2023
It is to be noted here that assembly elections in Karnataka are to be held before May 2023 to elect all the 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 24 May 2023. The last assembly elections were held in May 2018. Karnataka has 5.05 crore registered voters as per the updated final electoral roll for 2023, which was released on January 5 this year. , This number includes 2.50 crore registered women voters and 4,502 other voters.
(with inputs from agencies)