'Will Not Let Miya Muslims Take Over Assam': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Claims Encroachment Going On To Change Demography

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday (27 August) that he would not let the state to be taken over by 'Miya Muslims'.

Sarma was speaking on the adjournment motion brought by the opposition parties to discuss the law and order situation in Assam referring to the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Nagaon.

He said, "Why will people from Lower Assam go to Upper Assam? So that Miya Muslims can take over Assam? We won't let it happen," and asserted that he would take sides to prevent this from happening.

Sarma also raised the issue of changing demography in the state and said that it is being done through political, economic and social encroachment to reduce the local people to a minority.

"This is not only said by me, but also by the late Gopinath Bordoloi, Vishnu Ram Medhi, and the Hon'ble Supreme Court," Sarma added.

On the allegations of increasing crime rate in the state, he said that it has not increased in proportion to the increase in the population.