Overview
- He said minority-dominated areas show higher childbirth rates while the birth rate among Hindus is declining in several places.
- He stated that the government advises Muslim families to avoid very large families, explicitly discouraging having seven or eight children.
- He urged Hindu households in areas where they are a minority or nearing minority status to move beyond a single-child norm for perceived social balance.
- He noted that trends differ by constituency, with growth in some areas and decline in others, and said precise data will follow the publication of a final list.
- He reiterated his rejection of linking Srimanta Sankardeva with Ajan Fakir, presenting the stance as grounded in historical claims.