Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday stated that a bill would be introduced in the ongoing winter session of the Assam Assembly today to repeal the provincialisation of Madrassa. The move aims at bringing an end to the practice of running Madrassas by the Assam government.
“I will introduce a Bill to repeal the provincialisation of Madrassas in the state Legislative Assembly,” Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
“Today I shall introduce a Bill to repeal provincialisation of Madrassa. Once the Bill is passed, the practice of running Madrassa by the Assam government will come to an end, a practice which was started by the Muslim League government in pre-Independence Assam,” the minister tweeted.
Today I shall introduce a Bill to repeal Provincialisation of Madrassa. Once the Bill is passed, the practice of running Madrassa by the Government in Assam will come to an end, a practice which was started by Muslim League govt in pre-Independence Assam.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 28, 2020
Three-day winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly has started on Monday. Twelve government bills will be tabled for passage.
