Dhubri temple beef incident: Assam CM rules out Hindu link, slams Congress

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has strongly criticised the Congress party for what he termed as "cheap thinking" over the recent controversy involving the alleged desecration of a Hanuman temple in the state.

The Chief Minister claimed that beef was thrown into a temple in Dhubri, and the individuals arrested so far are from the minority community.

Taking to social media, Sarma wrote: “Look at the cheap thinking of Congress. Beef was thrown in the Hanuman temple of Assam. The culprits are from the minority community, but Congress is blaming Hindus. This is the politics of Congress.”

In a follow-up interaction with the media, Sarma accused Congress of engaging in long-term appeasement politics and questioned the rationale behind the allegation that a Hindu individual could be responsible for the act.

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“Just imagine how narrow-minded a person must be to think that a Hindu could desecrate a temple by placing beef there,” Sarma said. “If anyone wants to file a complaint with such claims, the first question we would ask is: what proof do you have?”

According to the Chief Minister, individuals arrested in connection with such incidents in the past — including the current one in Dhubri — have consistently been from the minority community. He stressed, however, that these acts were carried out by a few miscreants and do not reflect the views or behaviour of the larger community.

“It is true that most people from the minority community strongly oppose such acts and openly criticise them. Not everyone is involved,” he noted. “But among them, there are a few individuals who engage in such activities.”

Sarma also urged those making accusations against Hindus to provide evidence before issuing public statements that, in his words, “malign an entire community.”

The incident in Dhubri has sparked political friction, with the Congress party questioning the official narrative and raising concerns about the communal tone of the discourse. Meanwhile, the state government has maintained that law enforcement agencies are handling the matter based on facts and evidence.

As investigations continue, the issue has once again highlighted the tense interplay of religion and politics in Assam’s evolving socio-political landscape.