Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Assam assembly will no longer have a two-hour break on Fridays for Muslim legislatorౠs to pray.
This change will start in the next session, according to an assembl♊y of💮ficial.
In a post on X, CM Sarma said, "By doing away with the 2 hour Jumma break, @AssamAssembly has prioritised productivity and shed another vesti🐻ge of colonial baggage. This practice was int✨roduced by Muslim League's Syed Saadulla in 1937."
"My gratitude to Hon'ble Speaker Shri @BiswajitDaima꧒r5 dangoriya and our legislators for this historical decision," Sarma added.
The two-hour break was given for the last time on Friday, the finꦦal day of the Autumn session, according to an official.
An official statement shared with reporters said theﷺ assembly's Rules Committee had agreed unanimously to stop this practice.
"Accordingly, today, t🅺he House adopted a motion to amend this rule so as to provide for sitting of the House for conduct of its proceedings on Fridays like any other day," the statement added.
