Like Mr Gandhi, the Assam Congress’ Yatra reiterates the charges of pursuing communally divisive politics and failure to control prices against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. And by doing so, the party hopes to be able to rebuild its rapport with the people of Assam.
At a time when the state is already at war against drug peddlers and criminal syndicates, these are concerns that need to be addressed holistically, especially taking into account the continuous assertion and re-assertion of a separate Miya identity by a certain section of Muslims in the state.
The entire region of Upper Assam, bordering the Catholic Christian-dominated states of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, has always been a hotbed for missionary activities.
Assam was fortunate to have a productive visit of India’s Home Minister Amit Shah who made the Centre’s priority towards the State and the region very clear. He was straight to the point on all counts: Making Assam flood free in five years; use of mother tongue as the primary medium of instruction in early schooling, thwarting the use of ‘dirty money’ and ‘organised mafia’ to damage the country’s economy and national security
Bharat is a chirantan (eternal) construct and hence there cannot be any Father of Bharat except Dharma. It’s time that we reconsider the concept of Rashtra Pita.
The burgeoning Muslim population in Assam provides a fertile ground for the expansion of Islamic activities, posing a serious danger to the national security of our country.
Section 153 of IPC has been added to Chapter VIII of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with “offences against public tranquillity”, rather than Chapter XV, which deals with “offences against religion”.
Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya was a multifaceted genius in literature and art. He was also the pioneer of photography in India, of the first two cameras that came to India one was for him.
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