By PTI
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that the Muslim population in his state is growing around 30 per cent every 10 years, and they will become the majority by 2041.
Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, he said Muslims have now become 40 per cent of Assam’s population as per “statistical sampling”.
“In 2011, 1.4 crore Muslims were there in Assam. By 2041, Assam will become a Muslim-majority state. It’s a reality and nobody can stop it,” Sarma asserted.
According to the 2011 census, Assam had a total Muslim population of 1.07 crore, making up 34.22 per cent of the total 3.12 crore residents. There were 1.92 crore Hindus in the state, around 61.47 per cent of the total population.
“In every 10 years, the Muslim population rises by 11 lakh in Assam… This is not Himanta Biswa Sarma’s data, but Indian census data. These are all published data,” the CM said.
Sarma said the population of the Hindu community is rising by around 16 per cent every 10 years.
The Assam government has taken steps to reduce population growth among the Muslim community, he said.
“Many people have helped us, too. If the ‘Nijut Moina’ scheme succeeds, girls will become doctors and engineers. They will not give birth (to children) then,” the chief minister asserted.
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