New Delhi. In a historic move, the Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday abolished the two-hour Jumma break. This break was given for Jumma Namaz on Friday and was started by Syed Saadulla of the Muslim League in 1937. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the decision and called it an important step towards increasing the productivity of the Assam Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Sarma praised Speaker Biswajit Daimary and the MLAs, saying that they have prioritized efficiency and progress. He wrote on the social media platform X, “By eliminating the 2-hour Jumma break, the Assam Legislative Assembly has prioritized productivity and removed another mark of colonial burden.”
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He further said, “This practice was started by Syed Saadulla of Muslim League in 1937. I express my gratitude to Speaker Biswajit Daimary and our MLAs for this historic decision.” Earlier on Thursday, the Assam Assembly also passed a bill to repeal the law related to the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan on August 22 introduced the Assam Repeal Bill, 2024 to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935 and the Assam Repeal Ordinance 2024.
In order to increase the productivity of the Assam Legislative Assembly and to remove the colonial burden from the state, the rule of adjourning the House for 2 hours every Friday for Jumme was abolished.
This practice was started by Syed Saadullah of the Muslim League in 1937.
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Commenting on this, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Our aim is not only to eliminate child marriage but also to end the Kazi system. We want to bring the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces under the government system.” He also said that all marriages have to be registered as per the Supreme Court order, but the state cannot support a private institution like Kazi for this purpose. This move is being seen as an important effort towards reforming the legislature and administrative processes in Assam. It is clear from this statement of the Chief Minister that the state government is trying to bring religious practices and processes under greater government control, so that the law can be followed.
