October 30, 2025

Drama explodes in Assam's political arena! On October 29, 2025, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unleashed a bombshell. He ordered the police to register a treason case against Congress leaders from Sribhumi district after they sang the national anthem of Bangladesh at a party meeting. Why the rage? Mr. Sarma pointed out that the Congress's action was "a blatant disrespect to the people of India and its national anthem." At a press meet after the Cabinet session, he said this singing was not just a cultural slip-up but seemed like a political signal. The Chief Minister claimed, "It is in line with the new claim of various Bangladeshi leading citizens that eventually the northeast will be part of Bangladesh." According to him, this act supported that controversial claim. The incident took place during a Seva Dal meeting at the district Congress office in Sribhumi town. The meeting began with singing two lines of "Amar Sonar Bangla," Bangladesh’s national anthem, which, interestingly, was written by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who also penned India's anthem. Video footage showed only the singer standing while reciting, and the others sitting. Fisheries Minister Krishnendu Paul added fuel to the fire by stating, "The Congress gave birth to Pakistan and Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan. So, to show their love for Bangladesh, the national anthem of Bangladesh was sung by the Congress (leaders)." Legal action was immediately ordered against the Congress leaders involved. But the Congress camp fired back! Sribhumi District Congress president Tapas Purkayastha pleaded, "Don’t play politics with Rabindranath Tagore. Our pride, 85-year-old poet Vidhu Bhushan Das, sang only two lines of the song. Criticising this song means insulting Rabindranath Tagore." State Congress president Gaurav Gogoi slammed the BJP, accusing it of stirring controversy just to divert public attention. He said, "The BJP is trying to politicise it, but they are deliberately ignoring the cultural and historical context behind it. The BJP has always claimed to have respected Bengali culture, but in reality, they have repeatedly insulted the Bengali language and its people." But the CM fired back at night, saying, "The State Congress chief should have expelled the party leaders immediately for singing the Bangladeshi national anthem. But Gaurav Gogoi probably liked it. Because this is a project of the Pakistan government." He also connected the singing incident to claims by Pakistan's government about Assam and Tripura belonging to Bangladesh. Infamously, he said, "The Congress has sent a message as if Assam is a part of Bangladesh. Therefore, this Congress party is Pakistan and Bangladesh’s ‘dot dot’ party. I don’t want to mention the bad words." The political war in Assam has turned super spicy. Patriots and politicians clash over a national anthem. Will the legal case settle this storm? Or will it keep stirring the pot? Stay tuned!

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