Two child policy for Assam government jobs: AIUDF to explore legal options

GUWAHATI: All India United Democratic Front ( AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal on Saturday said that his party will move to Supreme Court against Assam government's proposed two child norm policy for state government jobs.

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently said that those having more than two children will be barred from state government jobs.

Ajmal said, “We will organise protest and agitation if the proposed policy is made law and will even move Supreme Court opposing the same.”

Assam population according to 2011 census is 3.12 crore. There was increase of about one crore population in last decade.