Assam: Political history - Revision history

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	“This is an important and sensitive decision,” said Sarma. “Indigenous people in these districts face insecurity, especially with recent developments in Bangladesh. They are at risk of attacks either from across the border or within their own villages.” Notification of the scheme is expected within 24 hours, with immediate implementation to follow. Calling it a longstanding demand since 1985, Sarma said previous govts lacked the courage to act.		“This is an important and sensitive decision,” said Sarma. “Indigenous people in these districts face insecurity, especially with recent developments in Bangladesh. They are at risk of attacks either from across the border or within their own villages.” Notification of the scheme is expected within 24 hours, with immediate implementation to follow. Calling it a longstanding demand since 1985, Sarma said previous govts lacked the courage to act.
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		+	=Chief Ministers=
		+	==1947-2026==
		+	[[File: The Chief Ministers of Assam, 1947-2026.jpg\|The Chief Ministers of Assam, 1947-2026 <br/> From: [https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=05_05_2026_012_008_cap_TOI May 5, 2026: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	'''See graphic''':
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		+	'' The Chief Ministers of Assam, 1947-2026 ''

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	Gogoi said such inaccuracies not only undermine the historical legacy of the Ahoms but also risk perpetuating misconceptions about the cultural heritage of Assam and the northeast. "It is vital that national curricula reflect historical truths with balance and respect, especially when introducing regional histories to students across India," wrote Gogoi, the deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, urging the ministry to take immediate corrective action by reviewing the chapter with subject matter experts from Assam and rectifying factual errors.		Gogoi said such inaccuracies not only undermine the historical legacy of the Ahoms but also risk perpetuating misconceptions about the cultural heritage of Assam and the northeast. "It is vital that national curricula reflect historical truths with balance and respect, especially when introducing regional histories to students across India," wrote Gogoi, the deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, urging the ministry to take immediate corrective action by reviewing the chapter with subject matter experts from Assam and rectifying factual errors.
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		+	=Government land, allotment of=
		+	==2016-2025==
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=29_11_2025_018_003_cap_TOI Nov 29, 2025: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Guwahati : BJP has emerged as the single largest beneficiary of govt land allotments in Assam, receiving plots at 35 locations since 2016. Revenue and disaster management minister Keshab Mahanta disclosed the figures in the assembly Friday. Of the plots allotted to BJP, the highest numbers, 5 each, were in Dibrugarh and Nalbari. Three each were sanctioned in Dhubri, Kamrup Metropolitan and Sonitpur. During the same period, 13 other organisations were allotted govt land across 13 locations. Dhubri recorded the highest number of non-BJP allotments. TNN

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	Members of the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) burnt copies of the cabinet decisions. State Congress chief Bhupen Borah said if the party forms government in Assam in 2026, one of the first cabinet decisions will be to revoke the decision to merge the four districts.		Members of the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) burnt copies of the cabinet decisions. State Congress chief Bhupen Borah said if the party forms government in Assam in 2026, one of the first cabinet decisions will be to revoke the decision to merge the four districts.
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		+	=History in textbooks=
		+	==2025: NCERT criticised==
		+	[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/ncert-textbook-sparks-controversy-over-inaccuracies-about-ahom-dynasty/articleshow/123287103.cms Kangkan Kalita, August 14, 2025: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	GUWAHATI: The newly revised NCERT eighth-grade history textbook has sparked a row due to alleged inaccuracies regarding the Ahom dynasty, which reigned over large swathes of present-day Assam for 600 years. The contentious chapter, "Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities," erroneously claims that the Ahoms migrated from Myanmar, a statement that contradicts established historical accounts of their Chinese origins, said Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi.
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		+	Gogoi, a member of the Ahom community, has called on Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to address these "historical inaccuracies" in the NCERT textbook. In a letter sent to Pradhan on Wednesday, Gogoi expressed grave concerns over the "significant historical inaccuracies" present in the revised Class VIII history textbook. He emphasized that while the inclusion of the Ahoms, who valiantly defended Assam against multiple Mughal invasions, is a positive step, the errors and oversimplifications in their portrayal could distort students' understanding of history.
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		+	Gogoi highlighted that the textbook's content misrepresents the origins of the Ahoms, urging immediate rectification to preserve historical integrity. "The textbook states that the Ahoms migrated from present-day Myanmar, whereas historical scholarship locates their origins to Mung Mao, a Tai polity in the Dehong region of present-day Yunnan, China." Further, Gogoi underlined that the Paik system has been inaccurately described as "forced labour," disregarding its nature as a rotational administrative and military service structure, which he said provided land and advancement opportunities.
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		+	Pointing out the distorted account of the 1663 treaty of Ghilajarighat, he said the treaty is presented as a defeat for the Ahoms, rather than the strategic truce it was — one that enabled the eventual expulsion of the Mughals from Assam, the Jorhat MP added, alleging oversimplification of socio-political integration. "The claim that the Ahoms ‘suppressed' the Bhuiyan landlord class reduces a complex process of integration to a one-dimensional narrative," he said. Gogoi alleged omissions of cultural and administrative contributions, saying, "significant elements such as the Khel administrative system, architectural landmarks like Rang Ghar and Talatat Ghar, and the Ahoms' role in shaping Assamese identity are absent in the textbook."
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		+	Gogoi said such inaccuracies not only undermine the historical legacy of the Ahoms but also risk perpetuating misconceptions about the cultural heritage of Assam and the northeast. "It is vital that national curricula reflect historical truths with balance and respect, especially when introducing regional histories to students across India," wrote Gogoi, the deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, urging the ministry to take immediate corrective action by reviewing the chapter with subject matter experts from Assam and rectifying factual errors.

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	The highest number — 269 ME madrassas — have been renamed in Dhubri district, followed by 165 in Nagaon and 158 in Barpeta district. A total of 99 such madrassas in Goalpara and 87 in Hailakandi have also been renamed “ME schools”.		The highest number — 269 ME madrassas — have been renamed in Dhubri district, followed by 165 in Nagaon and 158 in Barpeta district. A total of 99 such madrassas in Goalpara and 87 in Hailakandi have also been renamed “ME schools”.
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		+	==Muslims must register both marriage and divorce with govt==
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=30_08_2024_020_006_cap_TOI August 30, 2024: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Guwahati : Assam’s legislative assembly passed Thursday a bill making it compulsory for Muslims in the state to register with govt both marriage and divorce, reports Kangkan Kalita. Responding to queries on “Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024”, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured that govt would adhere to Muslim personal law and Islamic rituals while requiring compulsory registration.
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		+	“Marriages solemnised by qazis, till it was permissible, will be legal. But as govt is going for compulsory registration, it cannot be done by private people and has to be done by govt officials,” the CM told the assembly.
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		+	“Muslim marriages already registered by qazis, and those married in absence of qazis in the last six months (after qazis became irrelevant following an ordinance) will be valid for registration, but intended marriages have to be registered compulsorily,” he added.
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		+	Earlier, the House passed the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, which abolished the colonial-era Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935.
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		+	Assam Repealing Bill is part of govt’s effort to prevent child marriage and eliminate the “Qazi” system in Muslim marriage registration. Sarma said qazis, who are not govt officials, cannot be authorised to register marriages.
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		+	Sarma vowed to end child marriage in Assam by 2026.

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	The judge also sought the opinion of Angshuman Bora, a well-known criminal lawyer, on the large-scale arrests. Bora said, “They are not dreaded criminals. At this stage, they (state) can file the chargesheet and subsequently, when the matter comes up in court, it will be decided as per the law.” Bora also said the message against child marriage can also otherwise be given by filing the chargesheet and sensitising people instead of “arresting everyone”.		The judge also sought the opinion of Angshuman Bora, a well-known criminal lawyer, on the large-scale arrests. Bora said, “They are not dreaded criminals. At this stage, they (state) can file the chargesheet and subsequently, when the matter comes up in court, it will be decided as per the law.” Bora also said the message against child marriage can also otherwise be given by filing the chargesheet and sensitising people instead of “arresting everyone”.
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		+	=Citizenship (Amendment) Act=
		+	==2024 Mar: Postgraduate Students’ Union “bans” ABVP==
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=24_03_2024_017_002_cap_TOI March 24, 2024: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Guwahati: Assam govt has suspended granting of no-objection certificates (NOCs) for sale and purchase of land where the buyer and seller are from different religions for three months, claiming the move was aimed at preventing any communal tension in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, reports Prabin Kalita.
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		+	Underlining that “attempts are being made on the part of vested interests to create conflict on communal lines”, the revenue and disaster management (registration) department, in its March 7 order that came into immediate effect, said intelligence inputs had pointed out bids to fraudulently transfer land belonging to certain religious communities in some places to other communities. The order, however, does not specify the religious communities it is referring to.
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		+	Exceptions will be made if the district commissioner is of the view that “granting of such NOC is absolutely necessary for attending circumstances and will not lead to any breach of law and order”. In that case, the NOC may be issued with prior concurrence of the state inspector general of registration.
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		+	For registration of sale deeds of immovable property like land, an NOC from the district registrar is required. Elections to the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state will be held in three phases — April 19, April 26 and May 7.
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		+	A large number of indigenous people in Assam were landless due to irregularities in records until 2021, when BJP-led govt rolled out one of its flagship programmes, Mission Basundhara, to streamline and make land revenue services more accessible to citizens. The mission envisages reducing the pendency in updating land records through accelerated disposal of services sought by citizens.
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		+	Mission Basundhara 2.0, launched in 2022, addressed the land rights of the indigenous people, while Mission Basundhara 3.0, which will commence after Lok Sabha polls, will introduce nextgeneration reforms.
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	The panel’s report said, “...day in and day out, new areas are encroached upon by thousands of illegal Bangladeshis. Organised swarms of land-grabbing suspected Bangladeshis... equipped with construction materials and arms descend on vacant char areas (riverine islands) to establish illegal villages overnight and efforts of indigenous people to resist such organised invasions are meet with counter-resistance and armed attacks.”		The panel’s report said, “...day in and day out, new areas are encroached upon by thousands of illegal Bangladeshis. Organised swarms of land-grabbing suspected Bangladeshis... equipped with construction materials and arms descend on vacant char areas (riverine islands) to establish illegal villages overnight and efforts of indigenous people to resist such organised invasions are meet with counter-resistance and armed attacks.”
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		+	=Muslim issues=
		+	==Madrassas renamed Middle English schools if government- aided, 2023==
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=15_12_2023_019_005_cap_TOI Kangkan Kalita1, Dec 15, 2023: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Guwahati : The Assam government has converted and renamed 1,281 madrassas across Assam to “Middle English (ME) schools”. These madrassas, which were functioning with government funds, are converted into general schools, officials said.
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		+	These schools are located across 21 districts of the state, mostly in lower Assam region and Barak Valley districts. “Consequent to conversion of all government and provincialised madrassas into general schools under SEBA, @SchoolEdnAssam has changed the names of 1281 ME madrassas into ME School by a notification today ,” state education minister Ranoj Pegu wrote on “X” on Wednesday. The government order issued by the directorate of elementary education stated that the nomenclature of the upper primary schools, which were previously known as “ME madrassas” will now be known as “Middle English schools”.
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		+	The highest number — 269 ME madrassas — have been renamed in Dhubri district, followed by 165 in Nagaon and 158 in Barpeta district. A total of 99 such madrassas in Goalpara and 87 in Hailakandi have also been renamed “ME schools”.

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	The judge also sought the opinion of Angshuman Bora, a well-known criminal lawyer, on the large-scale arrests. Bora said, “They are not dreaded criminals. At this stage, they (state) can file the chargesheet and subsequently, when the matter comes up in court, it will be decided as per the law.” Bora also said the message against child marriage can also otherwise be given by filing the chargesheet and sensitising people instead of “arresting everyone”.		The judge also sought the opinion of Angshuman Bora, a well-known criminal lawyer, on the large-scale arrests. Bora said, “They are not dreaded criminals. At this stage, they (state) can file the chargesheet and subsequently, when the matter comes up in court, it will be decided as per the law.” Bora also said the message against child marriage can also otherwise be given by filing the chargesheet and sensitising people instead of “arresting everyone”.
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		+	=Delimitation=
		+	==2023==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/article-share?article=12_08_2023_014_006_cap_TOI Prabin.Kalita, August 12, 2023: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Guwahati: Assam’s first delimitation exercise since 1976 culminated with the Election Commission notifying the redrawn geographical boundaries of 14 Lok Sabha and 126 assembly constituencies along with paired or new identities for some of them, including a Lok Sabha seat (Kaziranga) and an assembly segment (Manas) each named after the state’s two tiger-rich Unesco World Heritage sites.
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		+	Five assembly constituencies that have always elected legislators from the minority community have now been reserved for SCs and STs. This takes the total number of seats for STs from 16 to 19, and those for SCs from six to eight.  Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had been maintaining all along that the delimitation exercise would ensure that the political rights of indigenous communities were protected. Delimitation on the basis of the 2001 census had been one of BJP’s poll promises before the 2021 vote that gave the saffron party a second consecutive mandate.
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		+	Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi tweeted, “EC publishes delimitation of Assam in 2023, based on 22-year-old census. Hence, no benefit to Assam in terms of increase in Lok Sabha seats. The result is a reorganisation of existing seats to suit BJP voting trends. No wonder BJP doesn’t want the CJI to select ECs. ”
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		+	The EC’s seal on the draft came after exhaustive consul- tations with stakeholders, including three days of public hearings in Guwahati last month. The EC said it received conflicting representations from the public, political parties and organisations on the proposed changes in the nomenclature of some parliamentary and assembly constituencies to highlight their historical, cultural, political and ethnic significance.
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		+	Appreciating the fact that different groups presented these conflicting views “in a respectful and friendly man- ner, without creating confrontations or hostility”, the poll panel said a decision was taken to revise the names of 19 assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat.
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		+	A second Lok Sabha seat and a few assembly constituencies were given paired names such as Darrang-Udalgiri, Hajo-Sualkuchi, BokoChaygaon, Nagaon-Batadraba, Bhowanipur-Sorbhog and Algapur-Katlichera in keeping with public sentiments, the poll panel said.
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		+	The idea was to keep all constituencies as geographically compact as possible, taking into account physical features, density of population, existing boundaries of administrative units, communication infrastructure, and public convenience.
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		+	The poll panel said that while some districts had shown significant population growth since the last delimitation, there were also those with less increase in numbers than expected.

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