Assam CM Slams Tejashwi Yadav Over Namaz Break Remarks

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for his comments on the namaz break rule. Sarma advised Yadav to practice before preaching, following the Assam assembly's decision to scrap the two-hour Jumma break. He noted that the decision was unanimously supported by Hindu and Muslim legislators.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit back at senior RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for his comments on the discontinuation of the namaz break rule, advising Yadav to practice it before preaching.

Sarma made these remarks while speaking to the media on Saturday during the induction of former JMM leader Lobin Hembrom into the BJP at the party's headquarters.

Yadav had accused Sarma of seeking 'cheap popularity' after the Assam assembly scrapped the two-hour Jumma break. Sarma retorted by pointing out the absence of such breaks in Bihar during Yadav's tenure as deputy chief minister, suggesting Assam's decision was collectively made by Hindu and Muslim legislators.

(With inputs from agencies.)