Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday (July 10) met Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha to take stock of her health and handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh from CM’s Relief Fund as an aid for her treatment.
“Assam’s crusader against witchcraft Padma Shri Birubala Rabha has been assiduous and steadfast in her campaign against witch hunting. Through ‘Mission Birubala,’ she has saved many lives. Visited her in Goalpara to enquire about her health. She hasn’t been well for a while,” CM Sarma tweeted.
“Handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh from CM’s Relief Fund as an aid for her treatment. We pray for her speedy recovery so that she resumes her tirade against the menace of superstition. Minister @BimalBorahbjp accompanied me on the visit. RHAC CEM Tankeswar Rabha was also present,” the chief minister added.
Handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh from CM's Relief Fund as an aid for her treatment. We pray for her speedy recovery so that she resumes her tirade against the menace of superstition.
Min @BimalBorahbjp accompanied me on the visit. RHAC CEM Tankeswar Rabha was also present. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/rSSXibCCoV
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 10, 2021
Birubala Rabha is an activist from Assam’s Goalpara who has been campaigning against witchcraft and witch-hunting for the past 15 years in India. She runs an organisation called Mission Birubala which spreads awareness against witch hunting.
Her organisation has also received the Women’s World Summit Foundation Prize. The activist has previously been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 and has also played a major role in the passing of the Prevention of and Protection from Witch Hunting Act, 2015, by the Assam government.
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