Muslims Constitute 35% Of Assam Population, No Longer Minority: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Muslims are no longer minority community now as they account for 35 percent of the total population of the state.

Sarma said this while replying to a debate on Assam's Governor speech in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.

''Muslim population in the state which comprises 35 percent of the state's total population, have become the largest community in the state and it is their responsibility to ensure communal harmony in Assam,'' he added.

"Today the people of the Muslim community are leaders in the opposition, they are MLAs and they have equal opportunity and power. So it is their duty to protect the rights of the tribal people,'' said.

Sarma further said that the people of Assam are in panic and afraid of that their culture and civilization will be harmed.

''Now Muslims should talk about the preservation of culture. Now, their population is more than ours. Till ten years ago we were not a minority, but now we have joined the minority," he said.

Commenting on the Kashmiri Hindu, who were forced to flee their homes, Sarma said, "People ask me whether the people of Assam will have the same fate as Kashmiri Pandits. Ten years later, Will Assam be as it is depicted in Bollywood. The movie 'The Kashmir Files'?

''It is the duty of Muslims to allay our fears. Muslims should behave like majority and assure us that the Kashmir's situation shouldn't be repeated here," he added.

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