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NHRC's Priyank Kanoongo alleges Miya Muslim clerics praying for Assam CM's
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"The incident of Miya Muslim mullahs and maulanas in Assam organising gatherings to pray for the death of the Chief Minister @himantabiswa, who belongs to the indigenous community of the state, is a very dangerous development. Harbouring hatred and spreading racial violence on the basis o
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"I'll give you two rupees..." Asaduddin Owaisi slams Assam CM over "Miya M
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi lashed out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his "Miya Muslims" remarks, mocking the latter by offering him "two rupees."
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Congress leaders only care about illegal Bangladeshi migrants: Assam CM on
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Responding to Gogoi's allegations against him, Sarma said, "They only care about illegal Bangladeshi migrants and have no concern for local Assamese people. Thousand Gaurav Gogoi and Rahul Gandhi will be able to do nothing as far as I am concerned. Right now, the situation is very crucial
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"CM Sarma has become quiet, it's a clear case of contempt": Gaurav Gogoi o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Chief Minister has become quiet after I raised his contempt of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Of course the rest of the BJP just runs on rhetoric and screenshots. They run the risk of contempt too. When a court cites a report relied on by a party it does not make the language of the repo
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"Spreading hatred in country": Congress MP Imran Masood slams CM Himanta B
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the reporters, CM Sarma said that those who migrated from Bangladesh refer to themselves as 'Miya'. "Those who have come from Bangladesh call themselves 'Miya'. I did not give them that name; it is they who call themselves that."
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CM Sarma falsely attributing SC over 'Miya Muslims' remarks, court must ta
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Friday called out Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the latter's "Miya Muslims" remarks, accusing him of "misusing" the name of the Supreme Court to justify his remarks.
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"Those attacking me should read SC order": Assam CM Sarma responds to oppo
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday defended his remarks on "Miya Muslims" amid criticism from the Opposition, stating that the term was not given by him but is used by the community itself.
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2026 will witness decisive mandate between indigenous people and Miya-Musl
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Assam State BJP on Saturday said that the forthcoming 2026 Assembly elections in the state will fundamentally be a decisive contest between the indigenous Assamese populace and the Miya Muslim community of East Bengal origin.
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"Assam's Miya muslim population will increase to 38% after census": says C
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"When the census in Assam will conduct and when the census report will publish, the Miya Muslim population in Assam will be increased to 38 percent, write my words. If projection has been made, their (Muslim) population will be 38 percent of the total population of Assam and they will bec
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Bangladeshi-origin Miya muslims controlling majority mosques in Assam: BJP
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Dr Mominul Awal, senior spokesperson of Assam State BJP, on Saturday claimed that suspected Bangladeshi and Bangladeshi-origin Miya people are currently holding the key posts in nearly 30,000 mosques in the state.
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Congress-led 'United Opposition Forum' lodges FIR against Assam CM Himanta
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Amid the row sparked over Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's "Miya Muslim" remarks, the Congress-led United Opposition Forum in Assam lodged an FIR against Assam Chief Minister alleging that the Chief Minister is trying to promote enmity between different groups on the ground of religion and
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"Won't let Miya Muslims take over Assam": CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Speaking in the state assembly on the adjournment motions brought by the opposition Congress and AIUDF to discuss the law and order situation in the state in the backdrop of a 14-year-old minor girl gang rape incident that took place at Dhing area in Nagaon district and a recent incident
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