Immense satisfaction: Assam CM Sarma lauds police, minority leaders for peaceful situation amid anti-Waqf Act protest across country

ANI April 13, 2025 307 views

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commended state police for successfully preventing large-scale protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. His administration's strategic engagement with minority community leaders resulted in minimal disruptions across Assam. The proactive approach involved extensive communication with religious leaders and local influencers. Despite nationwide demonstrations, Assam maintained peace through careful law enforcement and community dialogue.

"Yesterday was a day of immense satisfaction that Assam did not witness any kind of protest" - Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, April 12: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday lauded the efforts of the Assam Police and leaders from the minority community for ensuring peace across the state amid intelligence inputs warning of possible unrest over the protest on the Waqf Amendment Act.

Key Points

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Assam Police proactively contacted minority community leaders

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Only three minor protests reported statewide

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Strategic outreach prevented potential unrest

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Waqf Amendment Act triggered nationwide demonstrations

Speaking to the media, CM Sarma emphasized that despite apprehensions of protests on Friday, the situation remained largely calm, with only minor demonstrations reported at three locations.

"Yesterday was Friday, and we had strong intelligence that, Assam is going to witness some kind of disturbance as a result of protest by the minority community. We received that input five days ago. Assam Police has worked with and approached every single leader of the minority community. Our SPs got in touch with various Masjid communities and various important persons from the minority community," the Assam Chief Minister said.

Chief Minister Sarma said that peaceful situation in the state is an outcome of the extensive outreach carried out by the Assam Police.

"Assam Police extensively worked for the last five days. Yesterday was a day of immense satisfaction that Assam did not witness any kind of protest. We only witnessed protests in three places, with 150 people at each venue. This is a result of extensive outreach by the Assam Police," CM Sarma said.

CM Sarma further affirmed that maintaining law and order is the primary responsibility of the state.

"I would like to offer my gratitude to the people from the minority community. Maintaining law and order is the primary responsibility of the state. In coming days also, we will maintain the law and order situation in Assam," he said.

Several cities, including Delhi, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, witnessed protests against the Waqf Amendment Act.

Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.

However, West Bengal Police announced on Saturday that the situation in the Suti and Samserganj areas of Jangipur, Murshidabad district, is now under control.

The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into force on April 8 (Tuesday). After a 12-hour discussion, the Upper House cleared the bill with 128 members voting in favour, whereas 95 members voted against the legislation.

The act aims to modify the Waqf Act, 1995 and the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2013. The 1995 act and the 2013 amendment laid out rules to govern the Waqf properties in India; created special courts (called Waqf Tribunals) with powers similar to civil courts (Tribunal decisions cannot be challenged in civil courts); and prohibited the sale of Waqf properties.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Great to see proactive measures being taken to maintain peace! This is how governance should work - anticipating issues and working with communities to prevent escalation. 👏
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Sunita P.
While I appreciate the peaceful outcome, I wonder if this level of police engagement would happen for every community's protests. The article doesn't mention similar outreach for other groups.
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Mohammad A.
As someone from the minority community mentioned, I appreciate the CM's acknowledgment of our leaders' cooperation. Peace benefits everyone, and dialogue is always better than confrontation.
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Priya R.
The contrast between Assam and West Bengal's handling of the situation is striking. Maybe other states could learn from this example of preemptive community engagement?
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Amit S.
Police doing their job well deserves recognition, but let's not forget the actual protestors who chose peaceful means despite their grievances. That's the real story here.
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Neha T.
Interesting to see how different states handle similar situations. The Waqf Act amendments seem controversial, but Assam's approach shows conflict prevention is possible with the right attitude. 👍

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