All state-run madrassas to be shut in Assam from November: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Assam government has decided to close all the state-run madrassas from November, Assam Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. "We will close down state-run madrassas in Assam from November. The government will release a notification in this regard," Sarma told reporters here on Saturday.