New Delhi, April 9 As Assam voted on Thursday, and West Bengal will on April 23 and 29, one contentious issue that dominates all is that of infiltration – especially of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrants – from Bangladesh.Issues of identity, migration, and language in West Bengal and Assam are...
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Barpeta (Assam), April 3 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has threatened to "break the backbone" of the "Miya community" and asserted that nobody can eliminate Muslims from the state.Addressing an election rally at the Chenga...
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Guwahati, March 26 Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia on Thursday alleged that the Congress slogan of a ‘New Greater Assam’ is a “dangerous conspiracy” aimed at protecting the rights of ‘Miyas’ at the cost of indigenous people.He asserted that the saffron party was taking both visible and subtle...
As Assam prepares for elections, regionalism remains a key issue for the state, which has been grappling with concerns about protecting its "identity" from "outsiders," mainly illegal migrants, for decades.Over the years, the relevance of regional political parties has been questioned, with...
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Guwahati, March 15 The opposition Congress in Assam, plagued by defections, may face a difficult challenge in contesting the upcoming assembly elections, scheduled to be held in one phase on April 9, against the BJP. However, its state unit president, Gaurav Gogoi, has taken a defiant stand...
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Guwahati, March 10 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Tuesday that Assamese Muslims are "politically opposed" to Miya Muslims, and a section of the former are now supporting the BJP.He maintained that Assamese Muslims have, over time, stated that while their religions may be...
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Guwahati, February 17 Members of the opposition AIUDF staged a walkout from the Assam Assembly on Tuesday after their adjournment motion to discuss Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's alleged provocative statements against the Miya community was rejected.Moving the motion, AIUDF MLA Aminul...