AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of being a liar and harboring anti-Muslim sentiments. Owaisi’s comments followed Sarma’s claim that the Muslim population in Assam has reached 40%, posing a threat to the state’s indigenous people. Owaisi refuted Sarma’s statements with historical census data and criticized the Assam CM for spreading falsehoods and fostering hatred against Muslims. Sarma, who is overseeing elections in Jharkhand, cited Assam’s demographic changes as a warning for Jharkhand, attributing them to illegal immigration and “appeasement politics.”
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- Asaduddin Owaisi labeled Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma as a liar and anti-Muslim.
- Owaisi’s remarks were a response to Sarma’s claim that Assam’s Muslim population has reached 40%.
- Sarma stated this demographic change poses a “matter of life and death” for Assam’s indigenous population.
- Owaisi provided historical census data showing the gradual increase in Assam’s Muslim population from 24.68% in 1951 to 34.22% in 2011.
- Owaisi accused Sarma of spreading falsehoods and instigating hatred against Muslims.
- Sarma, while in Jharkhand, warned that Assam’s demographic changes were due to infiltration from Bangladesh.
- He claimed that infiltration and demographic shifts caused Assam to lose districts.
- Sarma blamed “appeasement politics” for triggering a “land jihad” in Jharkhand.
- He accused the Hemant Soren government of allowing illegal immigrants to marry tribals to usurp land.
- Sarma emphasized that controlling infiltration is the state government’s responsibility, not the central government’s.
