The Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday abolished an age-old practice that enabled Muslim members to take a two-hour break on Fridays to offer namaz.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hailing the decision expressed his gratitude to Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary.
Terming the decision as “historic”, the Chief Minister said the Assam Assembly has prioritised productivity thus shedding another “vestige” of colonial-era practices.
“By doing away with the 2 hour Jumma break, Assam Assembly has prioritised productivity and shed another vestige of colonial baggage. This practice was introduced by Muslim League’s Syed Saadulla in 1937. My gratitude to Hon’ble Speaker Shri Biswajit Daimary and our legislators for this historical decision,” Sarma wrote on microblogging platform X.