By SABRANGINDIA
Once again in a move that seems to be becoming a pattern, Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP State President Bhabesh Kalita have once again started communal tensions by targeting the state’s Muslim community. This seems to be a part of BJP’s strategy of dividing India along religious and caste lines, something which on ground observers call as a degradation of Indian democracy.
On June 25, 2024, Bhabesh Kalita, the BJP Assam State President, commented on the winning MP from the Congress Party, “Some voted as a communal group in Dhubri so Rakibul Hussain won by more than one million votes.” This statement has come in the wake of the general elections results. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said similarly and suggested that the ‘Muslim vote’ is a concerning development for state politics.
The state BJP president said that one thing is clear from the way Dhubri and Nagaon Muslims voted for Congress in unison, they do not want a friendship with the government and BJP. Muslims still vote communally, from a communal perspective.
Bhabesh Kalita also said that the government’s development work in minority areas will continue.
As per Bhabesh, the state BJP has formed a 28-member committee tasked with analysing the voting behaviours in various assembly constituencies and preparing a roadmap for future strategies.
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