Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who’s visiting Karnataka, stated he supposed to close all of the madrasas (Muslim non secular faculties) in his state, as they weren’t wanted in “New India”.

Addressing an occasion right here on Thursday night time, Sarma stated what Assam wanted have been faculties, faculties and universities to supply medical doctors, engineers and different professionals to serve the state and the nation, and never madrasas.

“I come from Assam, the place on a regular basis folks arrive from Bangladesh. There’s a menace to our tradition and traditions,” the Chief Minister stated. “Lately in a TV interview in Delhi, I used to be requested what my intention was in having shut down 600 madrasas. I stated that I’ve shut 600, however my intention is to close all madrasas,” he added.

Happening a tirade in opposition to opposition events, Sarma accused the Congress and Communists of getting distorted historical past and misrepresented info. He additionally labelled the Congress “new Mughals”.

“There is no such thing as a want of madrasas on this ‘New India’,” he asserted, including, “We’ve to maneuver ahead on this path, we’ve got to remodel our schooling system; time has come to rewrite our historical past in a brand new method because it was distorted earlier.” The Assam Chief Minister was addressing a big gathering right here after inaugurating a light-weight and sound present on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Noting that Abhay Patil, a neighborhood BJP MLA, had deliberate the sunshine and sound present six years in the past, Sarma once more made accusations in opposition to the Congress. “The Congress authorities then didn’t prolong any assist. Why will Congress assist,” he requested, including, “Congress won’t ever assist. Congress will take into consideration Babar, however not Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.” “With this gentle and sound present, he (MLA) has ensured that the beliefs of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj shall be adopted on this nation and that sooner or later too Sanatana (dharma) shall be adopted, and that Sanatana beliefs will turn into stronger on this nation,” he stated.

Stating that there are a lot of folks on this nation, who declare with delight that they’re Muslims or Christians, the Assam CM stated, “I’ve no objections, however we would like individuals who will with delight say, ‘I’m a Hindu’.” Sarma then went on to make unsubstantiated remarks in regards to the seventeenth century Mughal ruler Aurangazeb allegedly making an attempt to destroy Hinduism, whereas recalling his modern Shivaji’s contributions to defending Sanatana Dharma and its traditions. “Until in the present day India is Sanatani and Hindu, and till the solar and moon exist India will go ahead on the idea of its traditions,” he declared.

Sarma additionally claimed that it was communist historians who tried to make it seem that Aurangazeb dominated with “full” India underneath his management whereas all of south India and the area from Assam to the North-East was by no means part of his kingdom.

“We should rewrite that historical past in a brand new method. We should inform that Shivaji Maharaj was stronger than Aurangazeb. Such historical past needs to be written by Indians,” he stated.

Sarma insisted that India’s historical past is just that of Shivaji, Durgadas Rathore and Guru Gobind Singh and claimed that “Congress and Communists have made the historical past of Babar, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb as India’s historical past.” Talking in regards to the development of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the development of corridors at Kashi, Ujjain, and Kamakhya amongst others, Sarma claimed that “the Badshahs of Delhi spoke and labored on destroying temples”.

“However within the time of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, constructions of temples are occurring,” he stated. “That is new India.” He went on to check India’s Mughal rulers with the Opposition occasion, Congress. “Earlier, Mughals tried to weaken India, and now Congress is doing it,” he stated. “Congress individuals are in the present day’s new Mughals….they’ve an objection to Ram Mandir. Are you (Congress) youngsters of Mughals? Why do you communicate in favour of Babri Masjid and never for Ram Mandir? They symbolize new Mughals.”

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