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'As much Indian As Rest Of The Country': Manipur Chief Minister Slams RJD's Tejashwi Yadav For 'Racist' Remarks Against Assam CM Sarma
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for making "racist" remarks against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Yadav had on 30 August slammed Assam government's move to scrap the practice of two-hour assembly session adjournment for jumma prayers.
The RJD leader accused Assam's Chief Minister of intentionally targeting Muslims to gain popularity and likened him to a "Chinese version of Yogi", alluding to UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
Sarma, from the ruling BJP, on Saturday (31 August) pointed out the decision was taken jointly by all MLAs including Hindu and Muslim leaders.
"Doing away with the two-hour jumma break was not the Chief Minister's decision, but of all Hindu and Muslim legislators. When the assembly Speaker on Friday announced it, no Muslim MLA in the house raised any protest. There are 25 Muslim MLAs in Assam assembly, out of a total 126," Sarma said.
"It appears that the INDI Alliance is made up of a bunch of ignorant racists who have no information about the history & geography of our country. First, it was Sam Pitroda. Now, it's Tejashwi Yadav who is being racist towards the people of North east," the Manipur CM said.
"It is unfortunate that a political leader like him has resorted to calling Assam CM, Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma ji as "Chinese" just because he is from the North East," he said.
"We are as much Indian as the rest of the country and we don't need to prove this. However, this racism of the INDI Alliance towards the North East must be stopped once and for all," Singh added.
