Staff Reporter
Guwahati: Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today tendered an apology to the people of the country for the statement of a Congress MP from Assam during the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Waqf Amendment Bill.
Without naming Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, the Chief Minister, while talking to reporters, said, ‘We have an MP from Assam who demanded that the government must allow Muslim people to hold Namaz prayers on the streets. Moreover, he also claimed that only one particular community was involved in the country’s freedom movement. This is an extremely objectionable statement. People all across the globe have been calling me up expressing their objections to the particular MP’s comment.”
“Does he want to claim that Mahatma Gandhi had no role in the freedom movement?” the Chief Minister questioned. He further said, “How could the Congress MP claim that only one particular community had primarily participated in the freedom movement? I tender an apology to the people of the country for the Congress MP’s statement in the parliament, and I hope that he will be taught a lesson by the public.”
The CM said, “In Assam, Muslims hold Namaz prayers in Idgah and Masjid in a very peaceful way, and they have never requested to have Namaz on the streets.”
During discussion on the bill, the Congress MP and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, strongly criticised the proposed legislation and said the “bill will weaken the Constitution, target minority communities, and promote division in society”. He also threw light on the vital role and sacrifices of Muslim freedom fighters in India’s independence movement.
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