Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Assam assembly will no longer have a two-hour break on Frid🐲ays for Muslim legislators to pray.
This change will start in the nex♏t session, according to an assembly official.
In a post on X, CM Sarma said, "By doing away with the 2 𒉰hour꧟ Jumma break, @AssamAssembly has prioritised productivity and shed another vestige of colonial baggage. This practice was introduced by Muslim League's Syed Saadulla in 1937."
"My grati𓆏tude to Hon'ble Speaker Shri @BiswajitDaimar5 dangoriya and our legislators for this historical decision," Sarma added.
The two-hour break was given for the last time on Friday, the final day of the Autumn session, according to an offici🅺al.
An official statement shared with reporters said the assem💃bly's Rules Committee had agreed unanimously to stop this pra🍌ctice.
"Accordingly, today, the House adopted a motion to amend this rule so as to provide for sitting of the House for conduct of i🌺ts proceedings on Fridays like any other day," the statement added.
