Assam Assembly ends 2-hour Friday prayer adjournment, starting daily sessions at 9:30 am.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the Assam Assembly has officially ended the practice of a 2-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers every Friday, a decision hailed as historic. The Assembly will now commence its proceedings at 9:30 am every day, including Fridays, without any adjournment for religious purposes. The amendment aims to scrap the colonial practice that aimed at dividing society on a religious basis.