GUWAHATI: BJP MP from Mangaldai Dilip Saikia has appealed to the Lok Sabha Speaker to enact a population control law in some States so as to prevent them from going the Jammu-and-Kashmir way.
Speaking on the floor of the Lok Sabha, Saikia drew the attention of the Speaker, and said, "After Jammu & Kashmir, Assam has the second largest Muslim population. It has 34% Muslim population and as per estimates, after 2021 census there will be 35% Muslim population in the State. Out of 126 Assembly constituencies, in 82 constituencies (LACs), there are minimum 20,000 Muslim voters. It has been revealed in the recent survey. This statistics, therefore, has compelled us to think that a situation may arise when Assam will become another Jammu & Kashmir. Therefore, I hope that the Government of India, under honourable Prime Minister Modi and the entire Parliament together should enact a Population Control Law.
"Unless we come out with a population control policy, Assam will take the direction of Jammu & Kashmir. It is not only Assam, but the manner in which Muslim population is increasing in West Bengal and Bihar, Jammu-&-Kashmir-like situation may erupt in these states also. Therefore, through the Parliament, I put forth my demand to the government to come out with a vibrant population policy."
Meanwhile, Janasankhya Somadhan Foundation's Assam Prant president Shiva Prasad Sharma and Foundation's Northeast Region chairman Sailendra Pandey have endorsed Saikia's appeal for a national population control law to the Lok Sabha Speaker. They also thanked Saikia for raising this issue on the floor of the Lok Sabha.
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