Himanta Biswa Sarma says Assam sees concord underneath BJP, targets Congress forward of polls

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally for the Assam meeting elections at Naoboicha, in Lakhimpur on Monday.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday mentioned totally different communities have been residing in concord because the BJP was in energy within the state.

Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Dhemaji, Majuli, Naoboicha and Sadiya, he accused the Congress of working just for ‘Bangladeshi-Miyas’, whereas ignoring the welfare of the indigenous inhabitants.

“We need to work for the folks residing in Assam — the Assamese, Bengali and Hindi talking folks, Gorkhas, tribals, all communities. All of the communities are in concord as a result of the BJP is in energy,” he mentioned.

Sarma alleged that the Congress appeased ‘Bangladeshi Miyas’ when it was in energy, whereas the BJP is working for the welfare of the indigenous group.

“You may see for your self now that after the BJP got here to energy, the Bangladeshi-Miyas have been reduce to dimension. Throughout this time period, we broke the fingers and legs of the Bangladeshi-Miyas politically; subsequent time we are going to break their spine in order that they can not reside peacefully in Assam,” he mentioned.

‘Miya’ is initially a pejorative time period used for Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam, and they’re normally recognized as immigrants from what’s now Bangladesh. In recent times, activists from the group have began adopting the time period as a gesture of defiance.

Sarma claimed that he’s the primary chief minister to have visited the river-island of Majuli no less than 15 instances.

“Growth of Majuli began in 2016, when the BJP got here to energy within the state. Congress didn’t need to come right here as they did not need to clear up the issues,” he mentioned.

The CM additionally took a jibe on the Congress’s election slogan of ‘Natun Bor Asom’ (new better Assam).

“We would like our ‘Bor Asom’ on the beliefs of Sankardev and Chaolung Sukapha, not a ‘Natun Bor Asom’ of Bangladeshi-Miyas,” he mentioned.

Elections for the 126-member meeting shall be held on April 9, with counting of votes scheduled on Could 4.

Printed on March 30, 2026