Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised the independent release of the report by four committee members of the panel on Tuesday. The senior minister criticised the independent release of the report by four committee members of the panel on Tuesday. When the Assembly ratifies the definition after discussions then the Centre will have a role to play,” he said. It will be better if a new Assam assembly decides a definition – we just have six more months.”But, he said, it will come up for discussion in the Assembly. Sarma argued that the Centre’s institution of the delimitation commission is already a step towards implementation of Clause 6 committee’s report.

Source: Indian Express August 12, 2020 19:14 UTC