Assam Ends 90-Year-Old 'Namaz Break' Tradition In Assembly

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No 'Namaz Break': Himanta Government Scraps 90-Year-old Tradition in Assam Assembly

The move has drawn criticism from opposition parties, who argue that it disregards the needs of Muslim legislators.

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Assam Ends 90-Year-Old 'Namaz Break' Tradition In Assembly

Expressing dissatisfaction over it, AIUDF MLA Rafiqul Islam maintained that it was a decision imposed on the strength of numbers.

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Assam Assembly discontinues 'namaz break' for first time

Guwahati: During the current Budget session, the long-standing Assam Assembly custom of taking a two-hour break to allow Muslim lawmakers to offer namaz on Fridays was abandoned for the first time. The House decided to eliminate the break at its most recent session in August of the previous year, but it went into effect this sitting. Rafiqul Islam, an AIUDF MLA, expressed displeasure with the decision, arguing that it was made based only on the …

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Guwahati, Feb 22: Assam Legislative Assembly, Muslim MLA-Rangna gives “namaz” with a count of 2 neng•takna ontongataha. Although I am still in the middle of August, I can't wait for it, but I think I can't get enough of it. AIDF MLA Rafiqul Islam, opposition Muslim MLA-Rang Sak 30 Donggenchim ong•oba BJP supporters at the same time as any other party. Opposition to Congress at the bottom of Debabrata Saikia, “namaz” ba bi•anirangna sepanggipa bi…

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Assam Assembly ends decades-old 'namaz break' tradition

The Assam has broken a 90-year tradition by discontinuing its two-hour break on Fridays to allow Muslim lawmakers to offer namaz

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No 'naamaz break' in Assam assembly after nearly 90 years

The decades-old Assam assembly tradition of a two-hour break to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer naamaz on Fridays was discontinued for the first time during the ongoing