Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that the state will change into a Muslim-majority state by 2041 and stated the Muslim inhabitants is rising at 30% each 10 years about.
Sarma stated that primarily based on “statistical sampling”, Muslims now account for 40% of Assam’s inhabitants.
“The expansion of the Muslim inhabitants in Assam is a statistical reality. The Muslim inhabitants is rising a lot sooner than the Hindus and at this fee they’ll change into the bulk by 2041,” he claimed.
Sarma additionally stated that in contrast with the expansion of the Muslim inhabitants throughout the identical interval, the Hindu inhabitants elevated by about 16% each 10 years.
“The Hindu inhabitants has elevated by 16%. In 2011, the Muslim inhabitants accounted for 1.4 billion of Assam’s inhabitants. The Muslim inhabitants will increase by 30% each 10 years. Each decade, the Muslim inhabitants exceeds the Hindu inhabitants by 16% each decade, The Muslim inhabitants will enhance by 2.2 million.
Earlier on Wednesday, Sarma stated Assam’s altering demographics have been an enormous concern and stated it was not a political subject for him however a “matter of life and dying”.
“The altering demographics are a giant subject for me. In Assam, the Muslim inhabitants is now 40%. In 1951, it was 12%,” Himanta Biswa Sarma (Himanta Biswa Sarma) stated.
He added, “We misplaced a variety of districts. This isn’t a political subject to me. This can be a matter of life and dying to me.”
Sarma’s remarks drew a robust response from Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, who accused him of “affected by amnesia”. Speaking in regards to the Lok Sabha marketing campaign, Gogoi stated that simply two months in the past, Sarma was seen “singing and dancing” in minority-dominated areas of Assam.
Sarma has usually spoken about inhabitants development, particularly amongst Assam’s Muslim neighborhood, and has introduced plans to restrict inhabitants management.
He additional touched on the difficulty of unlawful immigration and took motion in opposition to unlawful immigration within the state.
