“If I recall accurately, when Manmohan Singh ji took the oath, he did so as Bharat’s Prime Minister. As far as I can recall, Deve Gowda ji took the oath as the Prime Minister of India. I attempted to locate it on Google but was unsuccessful. According to my recollection, Indira Gandhi also took the oath as Bharat ka Pradhan Mantri, not as India’s prime minister. Therefore, there is no debate,” Himanta stated.

#WATCH | Guwahati: On Bharat name row, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says, "India and Bharat is not a debatable thing…India and Bharat are interchangeable that is the decision of the Supreme Court in 2016…Be it Manmohan Singh or Indira Gandhi everyone took oath as… pic.twitter.com/fxljKKDGLN

— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2023

Himanta however proposed substituting Bharat for India in Reserve Bank of India. “The name of the central bank should be ‘Reserve Bank of Bharat’.” This is a renaissance period. Assam has altered several ancient legacies, and there have also been numerous changes at the national level, Sarma stated.

Himanta slams Shashi Tharoor’s Jinnah comparison, calls it half-truth

In the midst of the controversy, Congress member Shashi Tharoor implied that the BJP government continues to support Jinnah’s position, whether regarding the CAA or the country’s name. “While we’re on the subject, let’s recall that Jinnah objected to the appellation ‘India’ because it implied that our country was the successor state to the British Raj and Pakistan was a seceding state. As with the CAA, the BJP government continues to support Jinnah’s view!” Shashi Tharoor sent a tweet.

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What Tharoor said was only partially true. What Jinnah stated is irrelevant. What is essential to us is the name used by sages and saints, which was not India but Bharat,” said Himanta.

While the subject is live, let’s recall that it was Jinnah who objected to the name ‘India’ since it implied that our country was the successor state to the BritishRaj and Pakistan a seceding state. As with CAA, the BJP govt keeps supporting Jinnah’s view! https://t.co/Tfm7SucJAn

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 5, 2023

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Thursday, the Hailakandi district police arrested Ansarul Haque Choudhury, a state executive member of the minority wing of the Assam BJP, in connection with a first information report (FIR) filed against him under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Choudhury is the second BJP leader in Assam to be arrested in the past week on suspicion of defrauding individuals into paying for state government employment. The Karbi Anglong district police arrested Moon Ingtipi, another BJP official, last week on similar allegations.

In both instances, according to the police, the suspects flaunted their connections to district and state-level party leaders.

Police reported that Ansarul was arrested on Thursday evening, hours after being detained in connection with a complaint filed by Dilwar Hussain Barbhuiya of the village of Dhalai Molai. According to the FIR, Choudhury initially requested 3 lakh from Barbhuiya for a government position.

“We gave him the money because he claimed to know chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma personally. He showed us photographs of himself with the prime minister, Barbhuiya stated in his complaint.

A few months ago, according to Barbhuiya, Ansarul requested additional funds, and they paid him 5 lakh in three installments.

However, Choudhury was unable to fulfill his promise.

The state government distributed appointment letters last month, but our candidate’s name was not included, according to Barbhuiya’s complaint.

According to police, Ansarul Haque Choudhury was also the subject of similar complaints. In each of these instances, Choudhury convinced his victims to believe him by posting social media photographs of himself with Himanta Biswa Sarma and other government officials, including Pijush Hazarika and Ajanta Neog.

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Swapan Bhattacharjee, president of the BJP’s Hailakandi chapter, acknowledged the arrest but declined to comment, citing pending judicial proceedings.

He stated on Friday, “We believe the law and police are investigating the matter, and we hope the truth will be revealed.”

Bhattacharjee stated that the state committee will determine Choudhury’s punishment.

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THE CABINET’S CHOICE

The arrests are a result of the Assam Cabinet’s decision to file charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act against men who marry girls under the age of 14. Those who marry girls between the ages of 14 and 18 will be prosecuted under the 2006 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.

The violators will be arrested, and the marriages will be deemed unlawful.

Chief Minister Himanta Sarma Biswa stated that men who marry girls younger than 14 will face non-bailable charges, while those who marry girls between 14 and 16 will face bailable charges. If the groom is younger than 14 years old, he will be sent to a reform institution.

Assam Cabinet’s initiative aims to reduce child marriage

The Assam Cabinet’s initiative aims to reduce child marriage and early motherhood in the state.

According to the National Family Health Survey, child marriage is the primary cause of the high maternal and infant mortality rates in Assam.

The NFHS found that an average of 31 percent of marriages registered in the state involve individuals in the prohibited age range.

According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) 2019-21, approximately 11.7% of women aged 15 to 19 in Assam were mothers or pregnant at the time of the survey.

THE ACTION SO FAR

Saturday, Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief minister of Assam, stated that the campaign against child marriage would continue until the 2026 assembly elections. He stated that parents involved in marriages between minors are currently given a warning.

Over 4,074 cases of child marriage have been reported in the district, and 2,278 people have been arrested for either marrying minor girls or performing child marriages.

Sarma also shared data on child marriages registered in the district on his Twitter account. Sarma stated that he has instructed the police to have zero tolerance for cases of child marriage.

The chief minister of Assam stated that over 8,000 individuals who have married minor girls or facilitated child marriages have been identified. In addition to the over 2,200 people who have already been arrested, Sarma stated that an additional 3,500 people would be subject to action.

Sarma has stated that the campaign against child marriage will continue until the 2026 assembly elections.

As of Sunday evening, at least 139 people had been apprehended in Biswanath, 130 in Barpeta, and 126 in Dhubri, according to an Assam Police statement.

Other districts where over 100 arrests have been made include Baksa (123), Bongaigaon (117), and Hojai (117).

Total arrest so far – 2441. Crackdown against Child marriage continues in #assam https://t.co/zSfSG1xN1I

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) February 6, 2023

ASSAM AFFECTED THE MOST BY CHILD MARRIAGE

At least 139 individuals have been captured in Biswanath, 130 in Barpeta, and 126 in Dhubri.

Dhubri registered 374 FIRs against child marriages, followed by Hojai with 255 cases and Morigaon with 224 cases. Other districts with over 100 arrests include Baksa (123), Bongaigaon, and Hojai (117 each).

The Assam government may have introduced a policy with the best of intentions, but it has not been well received by the state’s women, particularly those from Dhubri, the district with the highest number of child marriage cases.

Saturday, as police came to arrest their husbands and sons, a large number of women descended upon the streets of Dhubri. The women gathered in front of the police station in Tamarha and demanded the release of their loved ones.

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Even Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of the AIMIM, lashed out at the Assam chief minister, demanding to know what would happen to the minor girls whose husbands had been arrested and jailed. He criticised Sarma for being ‘biassed’ and described the move as a ‘administrative failure’ for the state, given that the BJP-led government has ruled Assam for six years and is now taking this action.

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