Published 23:48 IST, March 16th 2023

'Congress is new Mughal': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Karnataka's Belagavi

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that Congress and communists showed that India's history was all about Babar, Aurangazeb and Shahjahan.

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attacked Indian National Congress and claimed that y are new Mughals. He stated that grand old party has a problem whenever a Ram temple is built.

dressing a garing in Karnataka's Belagavi, Bharatiya Janata Party leer said, "Once upon a time, ruler of Delhi used to talk about demolishing temples but today under PM Modi's rule, I am talking about building temples. This is new India. Congress is working to weaken this new India. Congress is new Mughal. When a Ram mandir is built, y have a problem. This means that Congress represents new Mughals."

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He also claimed that Congress and communists showed that India's history was all about Babar, Aurangazeb, and Shahjahan. "I want to tell that India's history was not about m but about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Guru Gobind Singh," Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Shedding lights on history, Assam CM said re was an attempt to end 'Sanatan' culture during Aurangzeb's rule. "Many people were forcefully converted to Islam. At that time Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj took birth and he showed that Bharat Mata can give birth to a son like him who can challenge Aurangzeb," he said.

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"Aurangzeb was not able to destroy our 'Sanatan' culture. Today India is 'Sanatan' and Hindu and will continue to remain so... It was not true that Aurangzeb h captured entire India," Sarma ded.

Furrmore, BJP leer said that South India and North East were never under Aurangzeb's rule but accused communist historians of trying to show that whole of India was under Aurangzeb's control. 

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My aim is to show down all mrasas and build schools and colleges: Assam CM

Himanta Biswa Sarma also said that his aim is to close all mrasas in Assam and built schools, colleges, and universities. He stated that new India does not need mrases.

"A few days back, an anchor ached me you shut down 600 mrasas, but my aim is to close all mrasas. We don't need mrasas, we need schools, colleges, and universities. new India does not need mrasas," Sarma said.

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23:48 IST, March 16th 2023