miya muslims

Guwahati, April 2 AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi stated on Thursday that Muslims will cast their votes unitedly in favour of the AIUDF in the Assam assembly elections to be held on April 9.Addressing a rally at the Binnakandi constituency in support of AIUDF candidate and party chief...

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...

Guwahati, January 26 – In a significant development, the Gauhati High Court issued a notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday in response to a batch of petitions seeking action against him for allegedly making repeated speeches targeting a particular community.A division...

Guwahati, February 17 – Members of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in Assam staged a walkout from the Assam Assembly on the second day of the Budget Session after their notice for an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on alleged "harassment" of Miya Muslims was not taken up...

New Delhi, February 13 Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien pointed out on Friday that no minority groups were mentioned in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech, stating that the word "minority shareholders" was only used once during her 85-minute-long speech.Accusing the...

Guwahati, February 11 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the police have registered a case based on a complaint by Congress leaders regarding a controversial video featuring him, which was uploaded and later deleted by the state BJP.Sarma said that a BJP worker has...