Overview

• Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that Miya-Muslims would constitute about 38% of Assam’s population in the next census and said indigenous security requires keeping the community “under pressure.”
• He said two legislations to safeguard “jati, mati, bheti” will be introduced in the next Assembly session, with details yet to be disclosed.
• The chief minister said eviction drives will continue, citing notices already served in Goalpara and Behali against alleged encroachments.
• Opposition parties criticized the remarks as communal and electorally motivated ahead of the 2026 state polls.
• The projection has not been verified by official data; the 2011 Census recorded Muslims at 34.22% of Assam’s population, and “Miya” commonly refers to Bengali-origin Muslims.