Guwahati, Aug 27: Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday invited the opposition for a debate on the demographic changes concerning Hindus and Muslims in the state.

While speaking at the ongoing state assembly session, Sarma stated that demographic changes are occurring in parts of lower Assam and could lead to an unprecedented human disaster.

“The Hindu-Muslim issue is the most burning issue in the state today; we need to debate and resolve it,” Sarma said in the assembly, responding to a resolution on demographic change in particular districts.

He claimed that Hindus are migrating from areas with a ‘Miya’ Muslim majority, a term used for Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam.

“The population of Hindus decreasing in Dhubri, South Salmara, Morigaon, Barpeta, etc. is not only because of deaths. It is also because of exodus from these areas. These places were once holy abode of Hindu people. Now you are saying that Miya Musalman are running away from Golaghat and Sivasagar. But let me tell you, the population of Miya Musalmans are increasing in Golaghat, Lakhimpur etc,” Sarma said.

He further asserted that no one is forcing ‘Miya Musalmans’ to leave upper Assam. “In Assam, Hindus are not communal. If you look at the Hindu areas, in these areas Muslim population is increasing and if you look at the Muslim areas, the Hindu population is decreasing. Why do you bring the issue when you don’t want to hear me, why are you afraid of answer,” he argued.

The CM said that demographic changes are happening rapidly in Lower Assam, resulting in Hindus losing their lands and rights, and villages with Hindu names no longer having Hindu residents.

He mentioned that a document detailing these demographic changes by polling booths is being prepared.

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