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"I'll give you two rupees..." Asaduddin Owaisi slams Assam CM over "Miya M
Updated : 1 month 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 : 1 month, 1 week 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 : 1 month, 1 week 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 : 1 month, 1 week 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 : 1 month, 1 week 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 : 1 month, 1 week 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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Bangladeshi-origin Miya muslims controlling majority mosques in Assam: BJP
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks 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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"Won't let Miya Muslims take over Assam": CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 1 year, 6 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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Omar Abdullah hits out at Assam CM Sarma over his "Miyan Muslims" remarks
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, over the latter's remarks on "Miyan Muslims", saying that any community shouldn't be blamed for raising rates of any commodity.
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Recognise 'Miya' Muslims as integral to Assamese society: suspended Congre
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengali-speaking Muslims living in riverine islands and sandbars of Brahmaputra and its tributaries who migrated to Assam from present-day Bangladesh from time to time call themselves 'Miya'.
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Miya Muslims involved in distorting Assamese culture, language: Himanta Bi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 3 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that Miya Muslims are "very communal" and they are involved in various activities to distort Assamese culture and language.
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BJP won't get seats in minority dominated areas, says Assam minister Himan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 31 (ANI): Ahead of the Assam Assembly polls slated for later this year, State minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not get any seats in areas dominated by Miya Muslims as they do not vote for the BJP.
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