Jan Unnayan Party Chief Humayun Kabir said, "The Muslim population supports the Babri Masjid. This Babri Masjid will be built for sure. I have good relations with the non-Muslims as well.",adding that he wants the betterment of everyone.
Speaking at the Assam State BJP Executive Meeting held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati, Sarma cited census data to underline his claims. He said that as per the 2011 Census, Muslims constituted around 34 per cent of Assam's population.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh alleged that the demand to build a Babri Masjid in West Bengal is part of a "conspiracy underway to create Bangladesh" in the state, calling it a "gift from Mamata Banerjee," and further questioning the decision to name the mosque after the Mug
Despite tensions, the situation remained peaceful, with Muslim community representatives reiterating their commitment to maintaining communal harmony. Hindu groups too publicly welcomed the restraint shown by the local Muslim population.
In an interview with ANI, Owaisi claimed that the Muslim population has increased by 4.4 per cent from the first census to the 2011 census, and taking a jibe at Amit Shah, he said his mathematics is "weak."
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted the Union Home Minister's speech on the unprecedented increase in India's Muslim population, attributing it to both internal growth and immigration. He noted the Union government's plan for a demography mission to "detect, delete, and d
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of "telling lies" in his remarks concerning infiltration and disparity in population growth across all religions.
Meanwhile, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of "telling lies" in his remarks concerning infiltration and disparity in population growth across all religions and said it is the Centre's responsibility to check infiltration.
Congress MP and party's General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh called Union Home Minister Amit Shah an "indigenously developed Weapon of Mass Disinformation (WMD) and Weapon of Intimidatory Mass Polarisation (WIMP)" over the latter's remark on the Muslim population.
Congress leader Pawan Khera criticised Union Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on Muslim population in India, calling it an attempt to "fan the Hindu-Muslim fire" and polarise voters ahead of the upcoming elections.
"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