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Assam Assembly Opens Winter Session With 27 Bills as MLAs Seek Debate on Zubeen Garg’s Death

Lawmakers plan to table the Tewary report alongside the Mehta inquiry into the 1983 unrest, a rare step that could reshape sensitive identity debates.

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Assam Assembly

Overview

  • The five-day sitting begins Tuesday with obituary references followed by Question Hour, as per the Assembly calendar.
  • The government has slated around 27 bills, including proposals to ban polygamy, address so-called 'Love Jihad', and create mechanisms to preserve Sattras.
  • Opposition members are expected to press for an adjournment or formal discussion on the investigation into Zubeen Garg’s death.
  • The House will receive the Tribhuvan Prasad Tewary Commission report and the non-government T.U. Mehta Commission report on the 1983 violence.
  • A report on granting Scheduled Tribe status to six indigenous communities is listed for tabling alongside routine business such as laying ordinances and committee reports.