Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tejashwi Yadav exchanged barbs over scrapping jumma break
New Delhi:
A confrontation between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav has escalated over the Assam authorities’s transfer to scrap the observe of two-hour meeting session adjournment for jumma prayers.
Whereas Mr Sarma from the ruling BJP identified the determination was taken collectively by all MLAs together with Hindu and Muslim leaders, Mr Yadav alleged the Assam Chief Minister’s social gathering has made Muslims comfortable targets to unfold hate and polarise society.
What escalated the change between the 2 was Mr Yadav’s publish on X that took a swipe at Mr Sarma as somebody who needs to “achieve low cost recognition and turn out to be the Chinese language model of Yogi,” alluding to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
असम के मुख्यमंत्री सस्ती लोकप्रियता हासिल करने एवं “योगी का चाइनीज़ वर्जन” बनने के प्रयास में जानबुझकर मुसलमानों को परेशान करने वाले कृत्य करते रहते है। BJP के लोगों ने नफ़रत फैलाने, मोदी-शाह का ध्यान आकृष्ट करने एवं समाज में धुर्वीकरण करने के लिए मुसलमान भाइयों को सॉफ्ट टारगेट… pic.twitter.com/tVue9mXoY9
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) August 30, 2024
The RJD chief didn’t point out if he was referring to inferior high quality items from China, or the north-east area, the place folks have typically complained of racist remarks directed in the direction of them.
Responding to Mr Yadav’s assault, Mr Sarma stated, “Eliminating the two-hour jumma break was not the Chief Minister’s determination, however of all Hindu and Muslim legislators. When the meeting Speaker on Friday introduced it, no Muslim MLA in the home raised any protest. There are 25 Muslim MLAs in Assam meeting, out of a complete 126.”
असम में जुम्मे के ब्रेक को ख़त्म करने के निर्णय को कांग्रेस ने भी समर्थन दिया। बिहार या देश की किसी भी अन्य विधानसभा में ऐसा कोई ब्रेक है ही नहीं। मैं हैरान हूँ कि असम के बाहर के लोग बिना सोचे-समझे इसका विरोध कर रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/fuUhhEi1nf
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 31, 2024
The Assam Chief Minister stated the proposal to get rid of this provision within the guidelines of procedures of the meeting was positioned earlier than the principles committee, headed by the Speaker, which unanimously agreed to drop the jumma observe.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who’s from the BJP, waded into the battle and attacked Mr Yadav, alleging that the RJD chief had labelled the Assam Chief Minister “a Chinese language simply because he’s from the northeast.”
“It seems that the INDI Alliance is made up of a bunch of ignorant racists who don’t have any details about the historical past and geography of our nation. First, it was Sam Pitroda. Now, it is Tejashwi Yadav who’s being racist in the direction of the folks of northeast,” Mr Singh stated.
It seems that the INDI Alliance is made up of a bunch of ignorant racists who don’t have any details about the historical past & geography of our nation.
First, it was Sam Pitroda. Now, it is Tejashwi Yadav who’s being racist in the direction of the folks of North east.
It’s unlucky {that a}… pic.twitter.com/uc78LpohC2
— N. Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) August 31, 2024
Mr Sarma additionally shot again at Mr Yadav, accusing him of “hypocrisy”. “Tejashwi Yadav is criticising me however I wish to ask him… is there any such observe in Bihar? You (Mr Yadav) ought to have carried out a four-hour break once you have been deputy chief minister of Bihar. Follow it first earlier than preaching,” Mr Sarma stated.
He added the choice was being criticised solely outdoors Assam, whereas the state MLAs confirmed dedication to work for improvement.
In Could 2021, a blogger from Punjab was charged by the Arunachal Pradesh authorities for his racial remarks in opposition to a Congress MLA. The YouTube blogger Paras Singh had in a video termed then Congress MLA Ninong Ering a “non-Indian” and claimed the “state was part of China”, sparking furore amongst Arunachal residents in addition to folks from different elements of the nation. Paras Singh was arrested and dropped at Arunachal Pradesh, the place he stated he realised his mistake and sought apology. He was granted bail and allowed to return dwelling.
