In the Assam government’s biggest outreach program for Muslims, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will meet around 150 intellectuals from the community on Sunday and hold a detailed discussion on population control policy. Posters have been put up all over the state, especially in the largest city of Guwahati.
The delegation will be divided into eight subgroups to focus on several important issues and seek recommendations related to financial inclusion of women, their health, education and self-help groups.
CM Sarma told CNN-News18, ‘Assam’s population is about 37 percent minority. Most of this percentage of the population belongs to the disadvantaged and uneducated class. The state could have been very high in economic and social standards all these years. You can’t blame the women. They are under immense pressure from the family, however, it is time for them to show resistance and as a society, we need to create a way for their empowerment.”
Sarma’s government has decided to provide free education till graduation to girl students of minority community.
A resolution has already been passed in the Assam Assembly to go ahead with the two-child policy and Sarma has interacted with the youth and involved them. On at least two occasions, he has held meetings with both the factions of the All Assam Minority Student Union.
Another all-encompassing meeting will be held in the coming days when Sarma will interact with various social organizations to build a consensus on the population control policy.
The central government is considering bringing in a National Population Bill – an agenda in support of the demands made by its ideological masters RSS.
Sarma, who has the confidence of not only the top leadership of the BJP but also the RSS, is said to have been allowed to take it up in Assam and would “take the community along instead of trying to bulldoze” it. would like to do Any bill that uses the method of majority in the Legislative Assembly.
Sarma said, “I will reach out to the community for their empowerment, while I still stand by my ideology.”
While the Assam government is facing opposition from political parties like the Congress over the issue, the Muslim-majority AIUDF has agreed to look into the matter.
Sarma said, “They can all call me by name and accuse me of targeting a particular community. I don’t believe my words wrong, yes my government has done what is logical. Empowering Muslim women.” Creating is the topmost priority of my government.
A fortnight ago, the Assam government announced that it would gradually implement the two-child policy, and violators would not be able to contest any local or panchayat elections and would be eligible for government jobs. If they are already employed in a government job, they will be dismissed.
In addition, they will also be deprived of state government schemes like Arunodaya and Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana to name a few. The state assembly had passed the ‘Population and Women’s Empowerment Policy of Assam’ in September 2017.
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