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Assam redraws who counts as an ‘original inhabitant’ in heritage land law

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma defended the bill and strongly rejected allegations of discrimination, maintaining that the law is secular and designed to safeguard Assam's unique neo-Vaishnavite heritage from sweeping demographic

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Assam redraws who counts as an ‘original inhabitant’ in heritage land law

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma defended the bill and strongly rejected allegations of discrimination, maintaining that the law is secular and designed to safeguard Assam's unique neo-Vaishnavite heritage from sweeping demographic changes.

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