»Don t Need Miya Muslim Vote, They are Very Communal, Says Himanta Sarma Ahead of Assam Polls
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Don t Need Miya Muslim Vote, They are Very Communal, Says Himanta Sarma Ahead of Assam Polls
File Photo of Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the ruling BJP will not give tickets to those identifying themselves as Miya Muslims and he also urged Congress to do the same.
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Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, state health, education and finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the BJP does not need votes from the Bengali-origin Muslim community in the state elections, often referred to as the ‘Miya’ Muslims to win the elections. The state minister also went on to say that the community is ‘openly challenging Assamese culture and language and the composite Indian culture”.
BJP s Assam strategy: Disregard Miya Muslims, re-doing NRC lists and rally in key areas
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The party is making its presence felt in key pockets like the latest visit planned by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 6 to the tea estates of Assam. Over 8 lakh tea workers will be provided Rs 3000 each through direct benefit transfer wooing the tea tribes, a crucial support base for the BJP in Assam, who are a determining factor in at least 30 assembly seats.
GUWAHATI: As Assam gears up for the assembly polls, the ruling BJP is harping on a three-pronged strategy to retain its Eastern bastion –– creating a divide among the Muslims by asking only those from Assam to vote for them while disowning Muslims from Bangladesh; leveraging the political dividends from PM Modi-Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman’s visits to the state; and insisting on redoing the NRC lists, if large-scale anomalies are found in the re-verification exercise.
Miya Muslims involved in distorting Assamese culture, language: Himanta Biswa Sarma ANI | Updated: Feb 03, 2021 12:47 IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 3 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that Miya Muslims are very communal and they are involved in various activities to distort Assamese culture and language. Assam Muslim population is divided into two streams; one who has come to Assam from Bangladesh and other who are indigenous. Some people who had come to Assam at different point of times have started to identify themselves as Miya and they are very communal, Sarma told reporters here. They are involved in various activities to distort Assamese culture and language. My personal opinion is that the people who openly challenge Assamese culture, language and composite Indian culture should not vote for us, he added.
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Th BJP is making its presence felt in key pockets like the latest visit planned by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 6 to the tea estates of Assam.
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Guwahati: As Assam gears up for the assembly polls, the ruling BJP is harping on a three-pronged strategy to retain its Eastern bastion –– creating a distinction among the Muslim population by asking only those from Assam to vote for them while disowning Muslims from Bangladesh; leveraging the political dividends from PM Modi, Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman’s visits to the state; and insisting on redoing the
NRC lists, if large-scale anomalies are found in the re-verification exercise.