Do not want Miya votes, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has made it clear once again that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not want votes from Miya - the Bengali speaking Muslim community of Assam - at the 19th India Today Conclave, 2021.

"I don't want Miya votes, we live in harmony. I don't go to them for votes, and they also don't come to me," said Sarma.

"Many Assamese people think that immigrant Muslims are the root cause why Assam has lost identity, culture and land. There was no community-based politics in Assam. This process started before Independence. I am carrying this burden of history with me," added Sharma.

Sarma also said that encroachment was taking place because immigrant Muslims were producing in large numbers.

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Sarma also commented on Sipajhar eviction violence last month and said, "There is no hate narrative in Assam. We evicted them because there is a land of 77,000 acres. 1,000 families cannot occupy this land. Our policy is that one family cannot occupy land more than 2 acres."

"We have to give land to many people. We have to evict people if they encroach upon land. Eviction is a continuous process. Local Assamese people are also being evicted. No communalisation on this" added Sarma.

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