<p>Ranchi: Assam Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/himanta-biswa-sarma">Himant Biswa Sarma</a> on Wednesday claimed that the Muslim population in his state has now risen to 40 per cent, contending that demographic change is a “big issue” in the northeastern state.</p><p>Sarma, who is also the BJP’s Jharkhand election co-in charge, made the comments on the sidelines of a party meeting here.</p><p>“I come from Assam and demographic change is a big issue for me. Muslim population in my state is 40 per cent now, which was 12 per cent in 1951. It is not a political issue for me, but a matter of life and death,” he told reporters.</p>.Most Bengali Hindus in Assam refused to take CAA route, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.<p>Earlier, addressing party workers, he alleged that the number of Bangladeshi infiltrators is rising in tribal areas of Jharkhand.</p><p>The BJP would include a strong action plan against infiltrators in its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly election, he said.</p><p>In a scathing attack on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Sarma accused him of turning Jharkhand into a “mini-Bangladesh”.</p><p>“The infiltrators come to Jharkhand and marry tribal girls to grab their land. I call for a law in Jharkhand that should have a provision that tribal girls cannot marry infiltrators,” he said.</p>.India will give befitting reply to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism: Assam CM Himanta on Doda encounter.<p>He also alleged that no development took place during the regime of the JMM-led alliance government.</p><p>“In past five years, no university or engineering college opened in the state. Development work came to a halt. Youths were neither given jobs nor unemployment allowances,” he claimed.</p><p>Sarma said that the NDA won nine out of 14 seats in Jharkhand, and took lead in 51 assembly segments in the Lok Sabha polls.</p>
<p>Ranchi: Assam Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/himanta-biswa-sarma">Himant Biswa Sarma</a> on Wednesday claimed that the Muslim population in his state has now risen to 40 per cent, contending that demographic change is a “big issue” in the northeastern state.</p><p>Sarma, who is also the BJP’s Jharkhand election co-in charge, made the comments on the sidelines of a party meeting here.</p><p>“I come from Assam and demographic change is a big issue for me. Muslim population in my state is 40 per cent now, which was 12 per cent in 1951. It is not a political issue for me, but a matter of life and death,” he told reporters.</p>.Most Bengali Hindus in Assam refused to take CAA route, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.<p>Earlier, addressing party workers, he alleged that the number of Bangladeshi infiltrators is rising in tribal areas of Jharkhand.</p><p>The BJP would include a strong action plan against infiltrators in its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly election, he said.</p><p>In a scathing attack on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Sarma accused him of turning Jharkhand into a “mini-Bangladesh”.</p><p>“The infiltrators come to Jharkhand and marry tribal girls to grab their land. I call for a law in Jharkhand that should have a provision that tribal girls cannot marry infiltrators,” he said.</p>.India will give befitting reply to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism: Assam CM Himanta on Doda encounter.<p>He also alleged that no development took place during the regime of the JMM-led alliance government.</p><p>“In past five years, no university or engineering college opened in the state. Development work came to a halt. Youths were neither given jobs nor unemployment allowances,” he claimed.</p><p>Sarma said that the NDA won nine out of 14 seats in Jharkhand, and took lead in 51 assembly segments in the Lok Sabha polls.</p>