Not 299, but till now 456 persons from Assam went to Nizamuddin: Himanta

March 31: Earlier during the day, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that 299 persons assembled in the Islamic religious congregation in Nizamuddin, New Delhi. However, 2 hours later Assam government got another list of 157 persons who also went there. That takes the total tally of Nizamuddin attended persons from Assam to 456. This was informed by Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking to journalists. He further said that the numbers may increase. The religious congregation in Nizamuddin has been in the news for being a hot bed of Coronavirus positive persons.