Would not let Bengali-speaking Muslims ‘take over’ Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma

“I will take sides. Why will Miyas go to Upper Assam? You mean to say that you will take over the entire Assam... would not let you do that...I would not let you take [districts of Upper Assam],” Sarma said in the state assembly.

The Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M), All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), and Raijor Dal earlier moved adjournment motions seeking a discussion on the law-and-order situation and crimes against women.

The motions were moved days after the alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl last week in Dhing sparked protests. One of the three accused in the case, a Muslim, was arrested on Friday. The accused died the next morning after he allegedly jumped into a pond with cuffed hands while trying to escape police custody.