 "Won’t campaign in Muslim areas as they don’t vote for us, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma")
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was in no mood to pull back and let free his thoughts — from the eviction drive in the state, to this thoughts on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s sweeping ‘gimmick’ in Uttar Pradesh. The chief minister was his candid best while participating at the 19th edition of the India Today Conclave 2021. Here are excerpts from his interaction. On Muslims and the eviction drive in Assam Sarma, the chief minister, said the eviction process, be it against indigenous people or migrant Muslims, would continue according to the state government’s land policy. “We cannot allow 1,000 families to grab 77,000 acres of land. Eviction is an ongoing process,” he said.
We can't allow 1000 families to grab 77,000 acres of land.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 9, 2021
Eviction is an ongoing process.#IndiaTodayConclave pic.twitter.com/iM5zVugRQE
Sarma said that many people in Assam, since pre-Independence days, believe that migrant Muslims (colloquially called Miyas) are the root cause of many problems like the encroachment of land and losing the culture and identity by the indigenous people. He said efforts should be made by migrant Muslims to remove such beliefs of the indigenous people. Asked about his controversial comments that he does not want the votes of migrant Muslims, the chief minister said he knows that the community does not vote for the BJP and that is why he does not want to spend time wooing them. “I have made a deal. They will not vote for us. So, I will not campaign in their areas. But I will carry out all development works in their areas,” he said. Sarma also gave an example saying out of the seven lakh free houses to be constructed in Assam, 4.5 lakh will be of migrant Muslims. He dismissed claims of a hate narrative in the state and reiterated that the eviction was necessary and that there was no communalisation in the matter. Eviction in Assam has become a hot topic after two people died and their bodies were desecrated in Assam’s Darrang district during an eviction drive. It was condemned by individuals, political parties and social groups. On Priyanka sweeping video Sarma also took a dig at Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for sweeping the floor when she was detained recently in Uttar Pradesh, asking how this could be news as cleaning a room is part of anyone’s daily household chores. “I don’t know how come a lady sweeping the floor could be news. This is a common household practice in every family of India. I have seen my mother sweeping the floor. Have you not seen your mother sweeping the floor?” he asked.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi seen sweeping the floors of the room in which she has been detained, while on her way to #LakhimpurKheri in #UttarPradesh. pic.twitter.com/FzKxIoMsW1
— NDTV (@ndtv) October 4, 2021
The chief minister said the act of Priyanka Gandhi, during her detention in Uttar Pradesh, was “staged-managed” otherwise how come a photographer was present there to shoot the video.
At #IndiaTodayConclave this morning.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 9, 2021
Why is sweeping of a floor by someone being made such a reason to celebrate. This is a common household chore across millions of Indian homes https://t.co/ZoiAsL4ciQ
Priyanka Gandhi was detained at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh early on Monday when she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of farmers who were killed after a convoy of vehicles ran over them on Sunday. Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra, was allegedly in that convoy and police have registered a murder case against him for the incident. During the detention at a police guesthouse in Sitapur, Priyanka Gandhi was seen in a video sweeping the floor. On Friday, the Congress leader made a surprise visit to a Dalit hamlet in Lucknow and picked up a broom to clean it. With inputs from PTI
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