Don’t harass minister for daughter joining student protest; don’t be surprised if my son…: Himanta

3 min readGuwahatiJul 26, 2026 04:18 PM IST Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma appealed that Assam Minister Keshab Mahanta not be “harassed" over his daughter's praticipation in student protest. (File image)An Assam minister’s daughter’s participation in a protest in Guwahati, calling for the resignation of former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, has sparked a buzz in the state, prompting Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to appeal that the minister not be “harassed over it” and argue that parents should not be held answerable for such actions of their children. On Thursday, a protest in solidarity with those in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and demanding Pradhan’s resignation had been held in Guwahati’s designated protest site, Chachal, amid heavy deployment of police and CRPF.Later,