On Tuesday Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Assam government to bring a Bill against the ‘forceful’ donation culture. Such an act will be considered a criminal offense in the state from now onwards.
What did Assam CM say?
“For the growth of the state, investors from outside the state have to come forward. And to make a suitable atmosphere for the same, the existing Chanda culture (forceful donation act) run by many organizations, groups, and others has to go away. Therefore, we have decided to bring in a stringent law against such organized crimes in the state,” said Sarma.
He added, “Businessmen earn their living and also employ 10 others. This government will not tolerate acts of collecting forceful donations. I want to tell all such groups that the government will not sit back.”
Sarma added that under the proposed Bill if someone collected forceful donations then the court might seize his assets to repay the victim.
