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Names area of state dominated by vegetable growers who are Bengali Muslims to call for natural farming; AIUDF says govt using such rhetoric to hide failure to check rampant fertiliser use
The chief minister’s claim, say farmers and observers, is part of the politics of exclusion of Bengali-origin Muslims in the state.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, pointing out the adverse effects on health of excessive use of fertilisers, on Friday stressed the use of natural and organic farming.