New law in Assam soon for life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases: Himanta Sarma

Assam will soon bring life imprisonment law for cases related to 'love jihad', said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.
New law in Assam soon for life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases: Himanta Sarma
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Himanta Biswa Sarma's BJP government in Assam is likely to soon introduce law for life imprisonment in cases related to "love jihad".

Speaking at the state BJP executive meet, he said, “We spoke about ‘love jihad’ during the elections. Soon, we will bring a law, which will award life imprisonment in such cases.”

Sarma also said a new domicile policy will be introduced soon, under which only those born in Assam will be eligible for state government jobs.

He maintained that indigenous people have received priority in the “one lakh government jobs” provided as per a pre-poll promise, which will be evident when the complete list is published.

The CM said the Assam government has also taken a decision regarding the sale of land between Hindus and Muslims.

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New law in Assam soon for life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases: Himanta Sarma

Sarma said though the government cannot prevent such a transaction, it has made it mandatory to take consent of the chief minister before going ahead.

Source: India Today

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