<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/cancelled-programmes-to-avoid-clash-with-yatra-himanta-biswa-sarma-23330487" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Assam assembly</a> will do away with a two-hour break provided on Fridays to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer 'namaz', Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.</p>
<p>The rule will be implemented from the next session, an assembly official said.</p>
<p>In a post on X, Sarma said, "By doing away with the 2-hour Jumma break, @AssamAssembly has prioritised productivity and shed another vestige of colonial baggage. This practice was introduced by Muslim League's Syed Saadulla in 1937." "My gratitude to Hon'ble Speaker Shri @BiswajitDaimar5 dangoriya and our legislators for this historical decision," Sarma added.</p>
<p>For the last time, this two-hour break was provided on Friday, the final day of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/no-info-when-delimitation-will-be-over-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-23276280" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Autumn session of the assembly</a>, the official said.</p>
<p>An official statement circulated in the House, a copy of which was made available to reporters, said the Rules Committee of the assembly had unanimously agreed to drop this practice.</p>
<p>"Accordingly, today, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/men-marrying-girls-aged-below-14-years-in-assam-to-be-booked-under-pocso-act-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-23266998" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">House adopted a motion</a> to amend this rule so as to provide for sitting of the House for conduct of its proceedings on Fridays like any other day," the statement added.</p>
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For the last time, the two-hour Jumma break was provided on Friday, the final day of the Autumn session of the Assam assembly, an official said.

Assam assembly abolishes 2-hr break for Friday `namaz`

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An official statement circulated in the House, a copy of which was made available to reporters, said the Rules Committee of the assembly had unanimously agreed to drop this practice.

Assam assembly abolishes 2-hr break for Friday 'namaz'

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