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    Congress MLA Sherman Ali will be put behind bars: Himanta Biswa Sarma

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    He said that Ali will be jailed after elections for saying that green lungi will be placed in the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati in the proposed Miya museaum. “Lungi is like under garment how can someone come so low and say that Lungi can be kept in revered place Kalakshetra.”

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    Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
    Guwahati: Assam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that once voted back to power Congress MLA Sherman Ali will be put behind bars.

    He said that Ali will be jailed after elections for saying that blue lungi will be placed in the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati in the proposed Miya museaum. “Lungi is like under garment how can someone come so low and say that Lungi can be kept in revered place Kalakshetra.”

    Kalakshetra is a cultural Centre in Guwahati setup after reformer Srimanta Sankardeva.

    Sarma said, “What Ali said is crime, we will not arrest him now for he will get votes owing to this in election. We will arrest him once voted back to power.”

    Attacking congress party he said the party has resorted to cheap politics. One of its MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha has sought Bengali museum. “Congress is eyeing Kalakhetra since the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) agitation early this year, protestors had damaged Kalakhetra during the violent protest. Purkayastha does not represent Bengali Hindus."

    Sarma said, “We are not against Islam. Let there be delimitation of constituencies we will ensure that Batadrava constituency is 100 percent non-Miya constituencies.”

    When asked if delimitation exercise will be completed prior to assembly election next year, he said that this will be done only after the assembly elections.

    In the letter to the Director of Museums, written on October 18, Ali stated, “I would like to inform you that one Museum reflecting the culture and heritage of the people living in Char-Chaporis of Assam in the premises of Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati was recommended by DRSC on Education, 2020-21, in its 47th Report of Art and Culture (Grant No 27). I would, therefore, like to request you kindly to expedite the process of establishment of the same.”


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