Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday projected a rise in the state’s Miya Muslim population to 38 per cent in the upcoming census, up from approximately 34 per cent recorded in 2011.
"When the census in Assam is conducted and when the census report is published, the Miya Muslim population in Assam will be increased to 38 per cent, write my words. If projection has been made, their (Muslim) population will be 38 percent of the total population of Assam and they will become the biggest community of Assam," Sarma told mediapersons in Dibrugarh, following the “Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan” (MMUA) programme.
The Chief Minister reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the indigenous population of the state, noting plans to introduce two key bills in the Assam Assembly aimed at safeguarding Jati, Maati, Bheti, the caste, land, and foundational rights of the people.
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"We will bring two important bills in the upcoming Assam assembly session to solve this type of problems. We will bring these two important bills to protect Jati, Maati, Bheti. If we had tried in last 30 years to do the same what we did in last 5 years, we might not have to suffer in crisis today," he said, adding, "Now a fight has begun and we must lead it towards our desired goal. We will have to continue the fight for the next 10 years."
According to the 2011 Census, Muslims comprised 34.22 per cent of Assam's population.
At the Dibrugarh event, CM Sarma engaged with women entrepreneurs, distributing seed funds of around ₹10,000 each to over 14,000 beneficiaries through the MMUA initiative. He also tweeted: "Meet our women entrepreneurs from Dibrugarh – motivated and passionate about their business ideas. Today we empowered over 14,000 of them to grow their ideas into successful ventures through the MMUA seed fund of ₹10,000 and this is just the beginning; more support will follow."
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