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Guwahati, Mar 30 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he has instructed officials to register a criminal case against the writer of a book, which is critical of the medieval age saint-scholar Srimanta Sankardeva who is revered as an icon in the state.<\/p>\n
The issue was raised by the Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia during the Zero Hour in Assam Assembly and sought a ban on two books critical of Sankardeva. The writer of one book has already died.<\/p>\n
“Please ban the anti-Sankardeva books in the interest of the Assamese community. These two books questioned the ideology of Srimanta Sankardeva,” the Congress member said.<\/p>\n
Reacting to the demand, Sarma, who also holds the Home portfolio, told the House that writings of the two books cannot diminish the iconic stature of Sankardeva.<\/p>\n
“I have already instructed (officials) to lodge a case under Section 153 of the IPC (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) against the writer,” he added.<\/p>\n
The chief minister informed the House that the Assam government cannot ban a book as it does not have the power to do so.<\/p>\n
The two books are ‘Sankar Bibhrat’ by Shrikanta Devsarma and ‘Sankar Bibhrat: Protibador Prothom Khoj’ by Achyut Kashyap. Devsarma is no more alive.<\/p>\n
Srimanta Sankardeva is an Assamese saint-scholar, social-religious reformer, poet, playwright and a towering figure in the cultural and religious history of Assam from the 15th-16th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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