Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the upcoming Jharkhand assembly polls are crucial for protecting tribals and Hindus, as the “demography of the state is changing due to Bangladeshi infiltration”.
Muslim Population In Assam Has Reached 40% Now: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also the BJP’s election co-incharge for Jharkhand, was addressing party workers during the extended executive committee meeting of the party in Ranchi’s Prabhat Tara Ground.
“After Assam and West Bengal, Bangladeshi infiltrators’ next target is Jharkhand, which is a matter of concern. There are many districts in the state where Muslim infiltrators’ population has reached up to 30 per cent. So, the upcoming assembly elections are crucial for protecting tribals and Hindus in the state,” the Chief Minister said.
He claimed that the Muslim population in Assam has reached 40 per cent now. “Of these 40 per cent, the population of indigenous Muslims, whom we consider Assamese, is only 4 per cent, while 36 per cent of the population is of infiltrators. If the Muslim population in Assam grows in this way, Assam will be a Muslim-majority state by 2041,” Himanta Biswa Sarma added.
