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On Thursday, Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam,said that his administration had closed 600 madrassas and planned to do so for all of them.
“…I have closed 600 madrassas and I intend to close all madrassas because we do not want madrassas. We want schools, colleges and universities,” news agency ANI quoted Sarma as saying.
Speaking to a crowd for “Shiva Charithe” at Belgavi’s Shivaji Maharaj Garden in the next election-bound state of Karnataka, Sarma claimed that people from Bangladesh pose a threat to the civilization and culture of the northeastern state.
At Belgavi gathering, Sarma also lashed out at the Congress and said the party proved that India’s past was all about the Mughal rulers and added that it represents the “new Mughals now”.
“Once upon a time, the rulers of Delhi spoke of demolishing temples, but today, under PM Modi’s leadership, I speak of building temples. This is modern India. Congress is attempting to undermine the new India. Today, Congress is representing the new Mughals,” Sarma said.
Accusing the Congress and Communists of emphasising the Mughals in Indian history, the Assam chief minister stated that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was also important in Indian history.
“India’s history was mostly dominated by Babur, Aurangzeb, and Shajahan, as demonstrated by the Congress and Communists. They were not the focus of India’s history; rather, it was about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Guru Gobind Singh,” he stated.
