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Assam Assembly ends 2-hr Jumma break practice, running since 1937
The Daily Guardian
|August 31, 2024
The Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday officially amended the rule providing for two-hour Jumma break, historically observed to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer Friday prayers.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed his gratitude towards the Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary for the decision that he said has been taken to prioritise the productivity of the assembly.
"By doing away with the 2-hour Jumma break, Assam Assembly has prioritised productivity and shed another vestige of colonial baggage. This practice was introduced by Muslim League's Syed Saadulla in 1937. My gratitude to Speaker Biswajit Daimary and our legislators for this historical decision," Sarma said in a post on X.
This story is from the August 31, 2024 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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