I shut down 600 madrasas, want to close all: Himanta

“There is a threat to our culture, traditions. I have shut down 600 madrasas, but my intention is to shut down all madrasas. It was said how can you say such a thing? I replied I can say such a thing because we don’t need madrasas, we need doctors and engineers. Schools, colleges and universities are our need,” he said, adding “there is no need for madrasas in New India”.

Sarma accused the Congress and Communists of “distorting” history and “misrepresenting” facts. He also called the Congress the “new Mughals”. The AIUDF and Congress criticised his remarks, saying these were against the “spirit of the Constitution”.

— With PTI