Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed shock at the 'second-class citizen' treatment meted out by Maharashtra and Delhi state govts, to people from other states who are residing and earning their livelihood in these states.

Until now, Assam was only charging the accused with IPC section 269 and section 270, both bailable with a jail term of six months only

Congress and Rahul Gandhi have been stridently attacking the Modi government over the handling the coronavirus outbreak in the country

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that if the inmates continue their Facebook live protests, the govt will declare the quarantine centre as a temporary jail

The 65-year old man had a travel history from Saudi Arabia and had attended Nizamuddin Markaz event last month.

Assam health minister set a deadline of 6 PM on Sunday for people who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat to come forward for quarantine

Assam went from zero to 5 cases of COVID-19 in less than 24 hours, all were attendees at the Tablighi Jamaat event.

Health authorities in Assam led by CM health minister Himanta B Sarma have dramatically raised the efforts in this regard in the last week

Congress leader Harjit Bhatti, who is a doctor by qualification, on Monday took to Twitter to claim that healthcare workers in Assam Medical College are "forced" to cover themselves in plastic bags.

The Assam Minister further revealed that not only not only Ajmal but Imam was in touch with others in Assam.