Assam Survival Depends on Polarisation, Says CM Himanta

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, said that Assam is a polarised society and such polarisation would remain a reality in the state in the coming decades.

He however clarified that the polarisation he referred to was not between Hindus and Muslims, but between Assamese people and what he described as Bangladeshi or Miya Muslims.

His remarks came amid an ongoing Special Revision of



electoral rolls in Assam.

Asserting that there is no conflict with Assamese Muslims, the chief minister said that the focus was on identifying and resisting Bangladeshi infiltrators. 

Reiterating that his stand against “Miya Muslims” was not new, the chief minister said that he did not believe in “surrendering” while asserting the need of resisting Miya Muslims to protect Assam’s identity.