Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) mentioned he had instructed the police to register a case of treason towards Congress leaders of Sribhumi district for singing the nationwide anthem of Bangladesh at a celebration assembly.
Addressing a press convention right here after a Cupboard assembly, Mr. Sarma additionally alleged that singing the anthem was the Opposition social gathering’s endorsement of the declare by a bit of leaders in Bangladesh that your entire northeast area was a part of the neighboring nation.
The State Congress claimed that the BJP was creating an “pointless controversy” because it had no different challenge to divert folks’s consideration.
The Chief Minister mentioned, “The Congress assembly began with the singing of Bangladesh’s nationwide anthem as a substitute of the Indian nationwide anthem. It’s a blatant disrespect to the folks of India and its nationwide anthem.” Mr. Sarma mentioned he had already instructed the police to register a case of treason beneath varied sections of the regulation towards the Sribhumi District Congress Committee and its leaders.
In a Seva Dal assembly on the district Congress workplace in Sribhumi city on Tuesday, the leaders began the proceedings after singing two strains of the Bangladeshi Nationwide Anthem ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, written by Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, who additionally penned the Indian Nationwide Anthem.
The video of the efficiency, which surfaced on social media, exhibits that solely the singer was standing whereas reciting the 2 strains and all different attendees have been sitting.
‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ was written by Tagore in 1905 when the primary partition of Bengal occurred throughout British rule.
Mr. Sarma mentioned, “The Bangladesh nationwide anthem was carried out by exhibiting the identical respect we do for our nationwide anthem. We can’t settle for singing the Bangladesh nationwide anthem in Assam.”
He mentioned the Congress leaders can be arrested by the police, and authorized steps can be initiated accordingly.
“It’s in step with the brand new declare of assorted Bangladeshi main residents that ultimately the northeast can be a part of Bangladesh. We see that the recitation of the nationwide anthem by the district Congress committee is in some way an endorsement of the declare of assorted Bangladeshi folks and authorities that the northeast is their half and parcel,” Mr. Sarma mentioned.
After the video of the assembly surfaced on Tuesday, Fisheries Minister Krishnendu Paul claimed, “The Congress gave beginning to Pakistan and Bangladesh was part of Pakistan. So, to point out their love for Bangladesh, the nationwide anthem of Bangladesh was sung by the Congress (leaders).” He additional mentioned directions have been issued to the district commissioner to take authorized motion after confirming the reality behind the incident.
Responding to the controversy, Sribhumi District Congress president Tapas Purkayastha mentioned, “Do not play politics with Rabindranath Tagore. Our delight, 85-year-old poet Vidhu Bhushan Das, sang solely two strains of the tune. Criticizing this tune means insulting Rabindranath Tagore.”
State Congress president Gaurav Gogoi additionally criticized the BJP and mentioned the ruling social gathering was creating “pointless controversies” because it had no different challenge to divert folks’s consideration.
“The BJP is attempting to politicize it, however they’re intentionally ignoring the cultural and historic context behind it. The BJP has all the time claimed to have revered Bengali tradition, however in actuality, they’ve repeatedly insulted the Bengali language and its folks,” he advised reporters right here.
Mr. Gogoi additionally mentioned that the saffron social gathering’s current motion as soon as once more uncovered its ignorance of Bengal’s wealthy heritage, legacy of Tagore and his philosophy.
“The reality is that the BJP solely remembers the Bengali-speaking group throughout elections for his or her votes, however has by no means actually tried to know their tradition, language or depth of thought,” he added.
Reacting to Mr. Gogoi’s assertion, Mr. Sarma in a press meet at night time mentioned the State Congress chief ought to have expelled the social gathering leaders instantly for singing the Bangladeshi nationwide anthem.
“However Gaurav Gogoi in all probability favored it. As a result of this can be a challenge of the Pakistan authorities. A number of days in the past Muhammad Yunus was given a present by Pakistan the place Tripura and Assam have been proven as a part of Bangladesh,” he added.
The Chief Minister claimed that singing the Bangladesh nationwide anthem, allegedly opposing Assam’s industrialisation by Karnataka’s IT Minister Priyank Kharge and supported by Mr. Gogoi, and the State Congress chief’s “affection for Pakistan” needs to be checked out collectively.
“The Congress has despatched a message as if Assam is part of Bangladesh. Due to this fact, this Congress social gathering is Pakistan and Bangladesh’s ‘dot dot’ social gathering. I do not need to point out the unhealthy phrases,” he asserted.
Revealed – October 30, 2025 05:15 am IST