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Himanta Biswa Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma (born 1 February 1969) is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021. A former member of the Indian National Congress, Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015.[1] He is a five time Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari, having been elected since 2001.[2][3] He also served as Minister in the Government of Assam from 2016 to 2021, 2011 to 2014, 2006 to 2011, 2002 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2006. The BJP appointed him the convener (leader) of the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) since 2016. Sports Activities - Sarma was also the President of the Badminton Association of India since 2017, President of Assam Cricket Association in 2016 and vice president from 2002 to 2016. Sarma studied at Cotton College and later obtained a bachelor of laws from Government Law College in Guwahati. He later became a solicitor and practised law at Gauhati High Court before his entry to politics.[4] Himanta has also worked in a movie called "Koka Deuta Hati Aru Nati".

Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sarma in 2022
15th Chief Minister of Assam
Assumed office
10 May 2021
GovernorGulab Chand Kataria
Jagdish Mukhi
Preceded bySarbananda Sonowal
Minister of the Government of Assam
In office
24 May 2016 – 9 May 2021
Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal
MinistryFinance, Planning and Development, Health and Family Welfare, Education, Public Works,Government of Assam
In office
2011–2014
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
MinistryFinance, Health & Family Welfare, Public Works, Transformation & Development,Government of Assam
In office
2006–2011
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
MinistryHealth and Family Welfare, Finance, Public Works, Culture,Government of Assam
Minister of State of the Government of Assam
In office
1 September 2004 – June 2006
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
MinistryFinance, Planning and Development,Government of Assam
In office
7 June 2002 – 31 August 2004
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
MinistryAgriculture, Planning and Development,Government of Assam
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byBhrigu Kumar Phukan
ConstituencyJalukbari
Founder-Convener of the NEDA
Assumed office
2016
ChairpersonAmit Shah
J. P. Nadda
Preceded byPost Established
Leader of the House, Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 May 2021
GovernorGulab Chand Kataria
Jagdish Mukhi
Chief MinisterHimself
Preceded bySarbananda Sonowal
Personal details
Born (1969-02-01) 1 February 1969 (age 54)
Jorhat, Assam, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (1991–2015)
Spouse
(m. 2001)
Children2
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer and politician
Signature
Websitewww.himantabiswasarma.com
NicknameMama

Early life and education

Sarma was born on 1 February 1969 in Jorhat, Assam, the family, including six siblings, later shifted to Ulubari, Gandhibasti in Guwahati.[3][5] He belongs to an Assamese family which traces its origins to Latima in Nalbari district.[6][7] Sarma married Riniki Bhuyan Sarma in 2001, with whom he has a son, Nandil Biswa Sarma,[8] who attended The Doon School,[9] and a daughter, Sukanya Sarma, who attended Mayo College Girls School.[10][5]

Sarma was educated at Kamrup Academy School, Guwahati in 1985 and joined Cotton College, Guwahati (now known as Cotton University) for his undergraduate education.[11] He was elected the General Secretary of Cotton College Students Union, serving from 1991 to 1992.[12] Sarma is the seventh chief minister of Assam from Cotton University.[13][14]

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 and Master of Arts in 1992, both in political science, from the university.[11] Thereafter, Sarma obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Government Law College, Guwahati, and became a solicitor in 1995. He practised law at the Gauhati High Court from 1996 to 2001. In 2006, he completed a Doctorate of Philosophy in political science from Gauhati University, defending his dissertation shortly before he was elected to public office.[11][5][15]

Political career

Indian National Congress

 
Sarma with Kapil Sibal, releasing a report on Seismic Microzonation of Guwahati, on 18 January 2008

Sarma was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari for the first time in 2001 when he defeated Asom Gana Parishad leader Bhrigu Kumar Phukan. He was re-elected in 2006, then in 2011 for a third consecutive term with a 78,000 vote margin.[16][17] Sarma held important portfolios (both state and cabinet) as Minister of State for Agriculture, Planning and Development, Finance, Health, Education, and Assam Accord Implementation from 2002 to 2014.[16][18]

He was made Cabinet Minister for Health in 2006, and in 2011 he was also entrusted with the additional charge of Education.[10] During his tenure, three medical colleges in Jorhat, Barpeta and Tezpur were built.[19] He also initiated work for five more medical colleges in Diphu, Nagaon, Dhubri, North Lakhimpur and Kokrajhar, which are now in various startup stages.[20]

Bharatiya Janata Party

 
Sarma with Amit Shah and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa

After political disagreements with the former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Sarma resigned from all positions on 21 July 2014. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Jalukbari constituency until his resignation from the Assembly on 15 September 2015.[5][21] Sarma joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 at the residence of Amit Shah at New Delhi.[22] He was appointed as the party's Convener of the Election Management Committee for the upcoming Assembly Elections in the state.[23] In May 2016, Sarma won the Jalukbari constituency for the fourth consecutive term and was sworn in as Cabinet Minister on 24 May in Sonowal ministry, in the first BJP Government in North East India. He was allotted portfolios like Finance, Health & Family Welfare, Education, Planning & Development, Tourism, Pension & Public Grievances.[24]

Sports administrator

On 23 April 2017, Sarma was unanimously elected as President of Badminton Association of India. Sarma has been the president of the Assam Badminton Association. He also became the president of the Assam Cricket Association in June 2016 when his party man Pradip Buragohain became the secretary. Sarma was also the longest-serving vice president of the association serving from 2002 to 2016.[25][26]

On 25 March 2022, Sarma was re-elected as the president of Badminton Association of India for a second term of four years from 2022 to 2026 in general body meeting in Guwahati.[27][28]

Chief Minister of Assam

Appointment

On 8 May 2021, Sarma along with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal were summoned to New Delhi, for discussions on the formation of a new government. Sarma and Sonowal held a series of meetings lasting more than 4 hours with BJP President J P Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah. On 9 May Sonowal tendered his resignation to Governor Jagadish Mukhi, ahead of a meeting the same day to decide the next Chief Minister.[29][30][31][32] Sarma's name was proposed by the outgoing Sonowal, BJP state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and newly elected MLA Nandita Garlosa. As no other name was presented to be chief minister, Sarma was unanimously elected as the BJP legislature leader.[33]

On 10 May 2021, Sarma was sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam by Governor Jagadish Mukhi, succeeding Sonowal.[34][35][36][37] He was congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his appointment.[35]

Tenure

Sarma urged Muslims to adopt decent family planning in June 2021. He also stressed the need for a new law against illegal cattle smuggling in Assam.[38] Mission Basundhara was launched under Sarma in 2021; it aims at helping residents with issues related to land and property.[39] Assam government under his leadership has announced decision of converting 740 Muslim madrasas funded by state to normal schools.[40]

His tenure experienced a rise in extrajudicial killings, which he has openly supported.[41][42][43] His government has demolished many Islamic madrasas in the state, alleging its association with terrorist groups and organizations. [44]

Boundary dispute with Mizoram

On 26 July 2021 Assam Police and Mizoram Police (Mizoram is an adjacent state to Assam on its southern boundary) fired upon each other supposedly part of the decades-old Assam-Mizoram border dispute. Assam lost six police personnel and a civilian in the firefight, while one youth from Mizoram suffered a gunshot wound. Both sides charged each other with opening fire first.

Reports from news media indicate that on 24 July 2021, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Zoramthanga had a one-to-one talk about the boundary dispute where both agreed to settle the matter amicably through talks. Before this could take place, and only two days after the two Chief Ministers held their talks, this incident took place.[45]

Days after skirmish which left dozens of others injured, the Assam government on 29 July 2021 issued a travel advisory, asking people of the state not to travel to Mizoram - the first such travel advisory ever, by a state in the independent India.[46] Himanta retracted from this advisory a day later.[47] Further, Assam's Home and Political Department said on 29 July that the police should carry out an intensive drive against drugs and check all vehicles entering into Assam from Mizoram.[48][49]

Controversies

Falsely Accused Dhubri MP's supporter as Pak Supporter

In November 2020, Biswa posted on social media, claiming that supporters of AIUDF Chief and Dhubri MP, Badruddin Ajmal had shouted slogans in support of Pakistan to greet him, on his arrival at Silchar airport. Biswa's claim was reiterated by an Assamese news channel, News Live, which is owned by Biswa's wife, and then also confirmed by several news channels and newspapers, including Times Now, CNN News18, and The New Indian Express. Biswa's posts were flagged by Facebook as misinformation and blocked from being shared, after independent third-party fact-checkers examined videos of the event, and demonstrated that the slogans shouted had consisted of the names of political leaders and not in support of Pakistan. Guwahati Police have since registered a First Information Report and opened a case.[50][51][52][53][54][55]

Claimed No need for Mask

In April 2021, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that there is no need to wear masks in the state as there is no more coronavirus present in Assam when India was undergoing the second wave of COVID-19.[56]

Made derogatory remarks against Rahul Gandhi

On 11 February 2022 while addressing a rally at Uttarakhand, Sarma said to Rahul Gandhi, "Did we ever ask you for proof of whether you are Rajiv Gandhi’s son or not?”[57]
His statements were criticized by Chief Minister of Telangana, KCR for using derogatory language against and a Member of Parliament and said these derogatory language should not be used by a chief minister of a state.[58]
TPCC president Revanth Reddy filed a complain at Jubilee Hills police station of Hyderabad city., a case has been registered under sections 504 and 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code against Himanta Biswa Sarma.[59]

Revanth Reddy said, "Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks are humiliating for a woman" and asked "Why did the Chief Electoral Officer of the National Election Commission not order the arrest of Himanta Biswa Sharma?". "BJP should remove Himanta Biswa from the post of Chief Minister. But the BJP is supporting the remarks of the Assam Chief Minister." Reddy said.[59]

Court related

Though Sarma was implicated in the Manabendra Sarma case he was acquitted by the court.[60][61][62]

A Delhi-based advocate from Assam has lodged a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the Assam police "on an encounter spree" since Sarma stated in the police conference that police should shoot alleged criminals at legs which are permitted by the law.[63]

Tweet on Obama

During Prime Minister Modi's visit to the US in June 2023, former President Obama made comments about Muslims in India. In response, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that there are many “Hussain Obama in India” and his priority will be in dealing with them.[64] Triggered extensive discussions in India and abroad.[65]

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Himanta Biswa Sarma born 1 February 1969 is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021 A former member of the Indian National Congress Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 1 He is a five time Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari having been elected since 2001 2 3 He also served as Minister in the Government of Assam from 2016 to 2021 2011 to 2014 2006 to 2011 2002 to 2004 and from 2004 to 2006 The BJP appointed him the convener leader of the North East Democratic Alliance NEDA since 2016 Sports Activities Sarma was also the President of the Badminton Association of India since 2017 President of Assam Cricket Association in 2016 and vice president from 2002 to 2016 Sarma studied at Cotton College and later obtained a bachelor of laws from Government Law College in Guwahati He later became a solicitor and practised law at Gauhati High Court before his entry to politics 4 Himanta has also worked in a movie called Koka Deuta Hati Aru Nati Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma in 202215th Chief Minister of AssamIncumbentAssumed office 10 May 2021GovernorGulab Chand Kataria Jagdish MukhiPreceded bySarbananda SonowalMinister of the Government of AssamIn office 24 May 2016 9 May 2021Chief MinisterSarbananda SonowalMinistryFinance Planning and Development Health and Family Welfare Education Public Works Government of AssamIn office 2011 2014Chief MinisterTarun GogoiMinistryFinance Health amp Family Welfare Public Works Transformation amp Development Government of AssamIn office 2006 2011Chief MinisterTarun GogoiMinistryHealth and Family Welfare Finance Public Works Culture Government of AssamMinister of State of the Government of AssamIn office 1 September 2004 June 2006Chief MinisterTarun GogoiMinistryFinance Planning and Development Government of AssamIn office 7 June 2002 31 August 2004Chief MinisterTarun GogoiMinistryAgriculture Planning and Development Government of AssamMember of the Assam Legislative AssemblyIncumbentAssumed office 2001Preceded byBhrigu Kumar PhukanConstituencyJalukbariFounder Convener of the NEDAIncumbentAssumed office 2016ChairpersonAmit Shah J P NaddaPreceded byPost EstablishedLeader of the House Assam Legislative AssemblyIncumbentAssumed office 10 May 2021GovernorGulab Chand Kataria Jagdish MukhiChief MinisterHimselfPreceded bySarbananda SonowalPersonal detailsBorn 1969 02 01 1 February 1969 age 54 Jorhat Assam IndiaPolitical partyBharatiya Janata Party 2015 present Other politicalaffiliationsIndian National Congress 1991 2015 SpouseRiniki Bhuyan Sarma m 2001 wbr Children2Alma materCotton College BA MA BRM Government Law College LLB Gauhati University PhD ProfessionLawyer and politicianSignatureWebsitewww wbr himantabiswasarma wbr comNicknameMama Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 2 1 Indian National Congress 2 2 Bharatiya Janata Party 3 Sports administrator 4 Chief Minister of Assam 4 1 Appointment 4 2 Tenure 4 2 1 Boundary dispute with Mizoram 5 Controversies 5 1 Falsely Accused Dhubri MP s supporter as Pak Supporter 5 2 Claimed No need for Mask 5 3 Made derogatory remarks against Rahul Gandhi 5 4 Court related 5 5 Tweet on Obama 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditSarma was born on 1 February 1969 in Jorhat Assam the family including six siblings later shifted to Ulubari Gandhibasti in Guwahati 3 5 He belongs to an Assamese family which traces its origins to Latima in Nalbari district 6 7 Sarma married Riniki Bhuyan Sarma in 2001 with whom he has a son Nandil Biswa Sarma 8 who attended The Doon School 9 and a daughter Sukanya Sarma who attended Mayo College Girls School 10 5 Sarma was educated at Kamrup Academy School Guwahati in 1985 and joined Cotton College Guwahati now known as Cotton University for his undergraduate education 11 He was elected the General Secretary of Cotton College Students Union serving from 1991 to 1992 12 Sarma is the seventh chief minister of Assam from Cotton University 13 14 He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 and Master of Arts in 1992 both in political science from the university 11 Thereafter Sarma obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Government Law College Guwahati and became a solicitor in 1995 He practised law at the Gauhati High Court from 1996 to 2001 In 2006 he completed a Doctorate of Philosophy in political science from Gauhati University defending his dissertation shortly before he was elected to public office 11 5 15 Political career EditIndian National Congress Edit Sarma with Kapil Sibal releasing a report on Seismic Microzonation of Guwahati on 18 January 2008Sarma was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari for the first time in 2001 when he defeated Asom Gana Parishad leader Bhrigu Kumar Phukan He was re elected in 2006 then in 2011 for a third consecutive term with a 78 000 vote margin 16 17 Sarma held important portfolios both state and cabinet as Minister of State for Agriculture Planning and Development Finance Health Education and Assam Accord Implementation from 2002 to 2014 16 18 He was made Cabinet Minister for Health in 2006 and in 2011 he was also entrusted with the additional charge of Education 10 During his tenure three medical colleges in Jorhat Barpeta and Tezpur were built 19 He also initiated work for five more medical colleges in Diphu Nagaon Dhubri North Lakhimpur and Kokrajhar which are now in various startup stages 20 Bharatiya Janata Party Edit Sarma with Amit Shah and Kamakhya Prasad TasaAfter political disagreements with the former chief minister Tarun Gogoi Sarma resigned from all positions on 21 July 2014 He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Jalukbari constituency until his resignation from the Assembly on 15 September 2015 5 21 Sarma joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 at the residence of Amit Shah at New Delhi 22 He was appointed as the party s Convener of the Election Management Committee for the upcoming Assembly Elections in the state 23 In May 2016 Sarma won the Jalukbari constituency for the fourth consecutive term and was sworn in as Cabinet Minister on 24 May in Sonowal ministry in the first BJP Government in North East India He was allotted portfolios like Finance Health amp Family Welfare Education Planning amp Development Tourism Pension amp Public Grievances 24 Sports administrator EditOn 23 April 2017 Sarma was unanimously elected as President of Badminton Association of India Sarma has been the president of the Assam Badminton Association He also became the president of the Assam Cricket Association in June 2016 when his party man Pradip Buragohain became the secretary Sarma was also the longest serving vice president of the association serving from 2002 to 2016 25 26 On 25 March 2022 Sarma was re elected as the president of Badminton Association of India for a second term of four years from 2022 to 2026 in general body meeting in Guwahati 27 28 Chief Minister of Assam EditMain article Himanta Biswa Sarma ministry Appointment Edit On 8 May 2021 Sarma along with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal were summoned to New Delhi for discussions on the formation of a new government Sarma and Sonowal held a series of meetings lasting more than 4 hours with BJP President J P Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah On 9 May Sonowal tendered his resignation to Governor Jagadish Mukhi ahead of a meeting the same day to decide the next Chief Minister 29 30 31 32 Sarma s name was proposed by the outgoing Sonowal BJP state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and newly elected MLA Nandita Garlosa As no other name was presented to be chief minister Sarma was unanimously elected as the BJP legislature leader 33 On 10 May 2021 Sarma was sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam by Governor Jagadish Mukhi succeeding Sonowal 34 35 36 37 He was congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his appointment 35 Tenure Edit Sarma urged Muslims to adopt decent family planning in June 2021 He also stressed the need for a new law against illegal cattle smuggling in Assam 38 Mission Basundhara was launched under Sarma in 2021 it aims at helping residents with issues related to land and property 39 Assam government under his leadership has announced decision of converting 740 Muslim madrasas funded by state to normal schools 40 His tenure experienced a rise in extrajudicial killings which he has openly supported 41 42 43 His government has demolished many Islamic madrasas in the state alleging its association with terrorist groups and organizations 44 Boundary dispute with Mizoram Edit See also Northeast India border disputes On 26 July 2021 Assam Police and Mizoram Police Mizoram is an adjacent state to Assam on its southern boundary fired upon each other supposedly part of the decades old Assam Mizoram border dispute Assam lost six police personnel and a civilian in the firefight while one youth from Mizoram suffered a gunshot wound Both sides charged each other with opening fire first Reports from news media indicate that on 24 July 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma and Zoramthanga had a one to one talk about the boundary dispute where both agreed to settle the matter amicably through talks Before this could take place and only two days after the two Chief Ministers held their talks this incident took place 45 Days after skirmish which left dozens of others injured the Assam government on 29 July 2021 issued a travel advisory asking people of the state not to travel to Mizoram the first such travel advisory ever by a state in the independent India 46 Himanta retracted from this advisory a day later 47 Further Assam s Home and Political Department said on 29 July that the police should carry out an intensive drive against drugs and check all vehicles entering into Assam from Mizoram 48 49 Controversies EditFalsely Accused Dhubri MP s supporter as Pak Supporter Edit In November 2020 Biswa posted on social media claiming that supporters of AIUDF Chief and Dhubri MP Badruddin Ajmal had shouted slogans in support of Pakistan to greet him on his arrival at Silchar airport Biswa s claim was reiterated by an Assamese news channel News Live which is owned by Biswa s wife and then also confirmed by several news channels and newspapers including Times Now CNN News18 and The New Indian Express Biswa s posts were flagged by Facebook as misinformation and blocked from being shared after independent third party fact checkers examined videos of the event and demonstrated that the slogans shouted had consisted of the names of political leaders and not in support of Pakistan Guwahati Police have since registered a First Information Report and opened a case 50 51 52 53 54 55 Claimed No need for Mask Edit In April 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that there is no need to wear masks in the state as there is no more coronavirus present in Assam when India was undergoing the second wave of COVID 19 56 Made derogatory remarks against Rahul Gandhi Edit On 11 February 2022 while addressing a rally at Uttarakhand Sarma said to Rahul Gandhi Did we ever ask you for proof of whether you are Rajiv Gandhi s son or not 57 His statements were criticized by Chief Minister of Telangana KCR for using derogatory language against and a Member of Parliament and said these derogatory language should not be used by a chief minister of a state 58 TPCC president Revanth Reddy filed a complain at Jubilee Hills police station of Hyderabad city a case has been registered under sections 504 and 505 2 of the Indian Penal Code against Himanta Biswa Sarma 59 Revanth Reddy said Himanta Biswa Sarma s remarks are humiliating for a woman and asked Why did the Chief Electoral Officer of the National Election Commission not order the arrest of Himanta Biswa Sharma BJP should remove Himanta Biswa from the post of Chief Minister But the BJP is supporting the remarks of the Assam Chief Minister Reddy said 59 Court related Edit Though Sarma was implicated in the Manabendra Sarma case he was acquitted by the court 60 61 62 A Delhi based advocate from Assam has lodged a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission NHRC against the Assam police on an encounter spree since Sarma stated in the police conference that police should shoot alleged criminals at legs which are permitted by the law 63 Tweet on Obama Edit During Prime Minister Modi s visit to the US in June 2023 former President Obama made comments about Muslims in India In response Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that there are many Hussain Obama in India and his priority will be in dealing with them 64 Triggered extensive discussions in India and abroad 65 References Edit Bhatt Sheela 15 February 2016 Himanta Biswa Sarma In 2016 Assam election Bangladeshi immigrants want their own CM too Indian Express Ghosh Abantika 20 May 2016 I told Rahul Gandhi you will not cross 25 seats he said we will win BJP MLA Himanta Biswa Sarma The Indian Express Retrieved 21 September 2021 a b Himanta Biswa Sarma Early Life INC amp BJP Political Career Books Controversies amp more The Sentinel Assam 9 May 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Roy Dipankar 10 May 2021 Everyone s Mama is Assam s Next CM Himanta Biswa Sarma s Own Mettle Has Catapulted Him to the Top News18 a b c d Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma PDF Government of Assam Retrieved 30 August 2012 permanent dead link This paragraph was originally referenced to this source a lot of the content was sourced to this Pisharoty Sangeeta Barooah 9 May 2021 Assam Has a New CM Himanta Biswa Sarma What Does It Spell For the Future of Assam Politics The Wire Retrieved 22 September 2021 Seal Rajashree ed 10 May 2021 BJP s Troubleshooter NE s Most Influential Politician Himanta Biswa Sarma to Take Oath as Assam CM Today india com Retrieved 26 June 2021 Kalita Prabin 7 April 2021 Assam Don t want my son to step into politics says Himanta Biswa Sarma The Times of India Retrieved 21 September 2021 Himanta s son Nandil becomes captain of prestigious Doon School Northeast Now 24 January 2019 Retrieved 28 August 2021 a b Who s Who www assamassembly gov in Assam Legislative Assembly Archived from the original on 15 September 2021 Retrieved 22 January 2020 a b c Assam election results 2016 Meet Himanta Biswa Sarma ex Congress minister the man behind BJP s historic victory The Financial Express 19 May 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Proud moment for Cotton University as Himanta Sarma becomes the institute s seventh alumnus to don Assam CM s hat The New Indian Express 11 May 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Kalita Kangkan 10 May 2021 As news breaks Cotton Univ celebrates its very own CM The Times of India Retrieved 22 September 2021 Assam s Cotton University Institute that gave state 7 of 15 its chief ministers India Today 10 May 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Affidavit pg 7 Chief Election Officer Assam Retrieved on 22 September 2021 a b IANS 15 September 2015 Former Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Quits Assembly NDTV Retrieved 31 March 2021 Choudhury Ratnadip 9 May 2021 From Student Body To Assam Chief Minister Long Journey For Himanta Biswa Sarma NDTV Retrieved 22 September 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma Business Standard India Archived from the original on 9 September 2021 Retrieved 31 March 2021 Overview Brief History of Jorhat Medical College jorhatmedicalcollege in Archived from the original on 8 April 2019 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Haq Zia 3 May 2021 Assam The phenomenon called Himanta Biswa Sarma Hindustan Times Retrieved 22 September 2021 Himanta resigns from MLA post Telegraph India 15 September 2015 Archived on 1 August 2018 IANS 23 August 2015 Former Assam minister Himanta Biswa meets Amit Shah to join BJP Hindustan Times Retrieved 22 September 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link Durba Ghosh PTI 9 May 2021 Dogged determination hard work rewards Himanta Biswa Sarma with the CM s mantle mint Retrieved 22 September 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link Minister s Portfolio Parliamentary Affairs Government Of Assam India parliamentaryaffairs assam gov in Archived from the original on 9 December 2017 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma becomes ACA chief Assam Tribune 13 June 2016 Retrieved on 31 August 2017 Archived on 1 August 2018 PTI 11 June 2016 Himanta Biswa Sarma Set To Become New Assam Cricket Association Chief NDTV Retrieved 22 September 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link ANI 25 March 2022 Himanta Biswa Sarma re elected unopposed as BAI president ThePrint Retrieved 31 March 2022 Himanta Biswa Sarma re elected as BAI president Gopichand named among vice presidents Sportstar 25 March 2022 Retrieved 31 March 2022 PTI 9 May 2021 Sonowal resigns as CM before BJP MLAs meet to elect new leader Business Standard India Retrieved 8 May 2022 PTI 9 May 2021 Sarbananda Sonowal tenders resignation prior to election of new Assam CM The Times of India Retrieved 8 May 2022 Sarbananda Sonowal resigns as chief minister Assam BJP MLAs meet today Northeast Now 9 May 2021 Retrieved 8 May 2022 Parashar Shipra 9 May 2021 Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal submits his resignation to Governor Zee News Retrieved 8 May 2022 PTI 9 May 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma set to become chief minister of Assam The Economic Times Retrieved 8 May 2022 Sharma Vibha 9 May 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma is new chief minister of Assam Tribune India Retrieved 22 September 2021 a b Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as 15th chief minister of Assam The Times of India 10 May 2021 Retrieved 8 May 2022 Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as Assam CM The Hindu 10 May 2021 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 8 May 2022 ANI 10 May 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as Chief Minister of Assam Business Standard India Retrieved 8 May 2022 Adopt decent family planning policy to reduce poverty Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tells Muslims Scroll in Scroll 10 June 2021 Retrieved 1 July 2021 Parashar Utpal 21 September 2021 Assam Police arrest 450 land brokers in crackdown against Dalal Raj Hindustan Times Retrieved 21 September 2021 Assam Bill to end practice of running madrassa by state govt tabled in Assembly Congress AIUDF oppose Times Now 28 December 2020 Retrieved 17 February 2022 Extrajudicial killings on the rise in Assam Kashmir Media Service 24 July 2021 Retrieved 2 September 2022 Himanta Biswa Sarma Defends Police Encounters Says Those Fleeing Custody Should Be Shot The Wire 6 July 2021 Retrieved 2 September 2022 Das Gaurav 10 July 2021 With CM s Endorsement Assam Police Forges Ahead on Encounter Spree The Wire Retrieved 2 September 2022 Assam bulldozes another madrassa linked to al Qaeda The Hindu 4 September 2022 Retrieved 31 August 2022 Saikia Arunabh 28 July 2021 Does Assam CM s belligerence over border dispute mark turn from coalition builder to regional bully Scroll in Retrieved 22 September 2021 Mazumdar Prasanta 30 July 2021 Do not visit Mizoram Assam travel advisory for its people The New Indian Express Retrieved 22 September 2021 No curbs on travel to Mizoram says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma The New Indian Express 30 July 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Bhardwaj Ananya 31 July 2021 Mizoram says Assam govt order on checking of vehicles for drugs harassment writes to MHA ThePrint Retrieved 22 September 2021 Singh Abhilash 30 July 2021 Mizoram Govt condemns Assam s order to check all vehicles from Mizoram EastMojo Retrieved 22 September 2021 Himanta Biswa Sarma booked for false claim on social media Police The Indian Express 10 November 2020 Retrieved 12 November 2020 Case Registered Against Himanta Biswa Sarma For False Claim On Social Media Police NDTV com Retrieved 12 November 2020 BJP s Himanta Biswa media falsely claim Pakistan Zindabad slogans raised by AIUDF supporters Alt News 6 November 2020 Retrieved 12 November 2020 Nath Hemanta Kumar 10 November 2020 Case registered against Assam minister Himanta Biswa for false claim on social media India Today Retrieved 12 November 2020 Senior Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Booked for False Claim on Social Media Police News18 10 November 2020 Retrieved 12 November 2020 Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma booked for false claims on social media say police Scroll in 10 November 2020 Retrieved 12 November 2020 No need for masks coronavirus is gone in Assam says health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Business Today Business Today 4 April 2021 Retrieved 1 July 2021 Is it our culture Himanta Biswa Sarma s father son remarks on Rahul Gandhi spark political furore protests Times Now 13 February 2022 Retrieved 18 February 2022 Telangana CM KCR demands PM Narendra Modi to sack Himanta Biswa Sarma for remarks on Rahul Gandhi The New Indian Express 12 February 2022 Retrieved 18 February 2022 a b ANI 16 February 2022 Case Against Assam s Himanta Sarma For His Comments On Rahul Gandhi NDTV com Retrieved 18 February 2022 Kashyap Samudra Gupta 12 July 2010 RTI activist has proof of Assam Health Minister s ULFA past archive indianexpress com Retrieved 22 September 2021 Akhil sees Sarma hand in diary theft The Times of India 28 July 2010 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Pisharoty Sangeeta Barooah 19 July 2017 As Corruption Probe in Assam Slows Questions Are Raised About Official Intentions The Wire Retrieved 22 September 2021 Special Correspondence 11 July 2021 Assam police on encounter spree NHRC told The Hindu Retrieved 31 July 2021 Himanta Sarma s Hussain Obamas tweet sparks row Oppn cites PM Modi s White House statement Hindustan Times 23 June 2023 Retrieved 17 July 2023 Hussain Obama Assam CM Himanta Targets Threatens US Ex Prez With Islamophobic Slur The Wire Retrieved 17 July 2023 External links Edit Media related to Himanta Biswa Sarma at Wikimedia Commons Official website Himanta Biswa Sarma on Twitter Himanta Biswa Sarma on Facebook Article title in Assamese Dainik Janambhumi in Assamese Retrieved 10 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