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The decisions of Muslim voters could contribute to the making of an anti- Hindutva politics

STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI: A delegation of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) visited Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma at his office on May 20 and appealed not to conduct any eviction drive during this COVID-19 pandemic. The appeal comes after; the state government conducted a massive eviction drive earlier this month in the char areas of Jamugurihat in Sonitpur district which left several homeless. According to reports, a vast area of the government land to the southern part of Jamugurihat had been encroached upon by illegal...

Ashraful Hussain’s story demonstrates that even with flaws in Indian democracy, it is still possible for youth from marginalised groups to get elected.

Courtesy Ashraful Hussain A 27-year-old social activist from Assam, Ashraful Hussain, successfully contested the 2021 assembly elections from the Chenga constituency to become the youngest legislator in the state. Hussain was born in Haripur village in the riverine area of Assam’s Barpeta district. He grew up in a community of Bengal-origin Muslims—or Miya Muslims—and witnessed first-hand the struggle for citizenship faced by his people, especially while the government updated of the National Register of Citizens in the state. The process, which requires residents to prove their...

The newly-elected AIUDF MLAs held their first meeting at Dispur on Wednesday where they elected Hafiz Bashir Ahmed Qasimi as the leader of the AIUDF Legislature Party.