At a function earlier this week, newly formed Bangla Sahitya Sabha Assam used a hybrid creation an Assamese gamosa and a Bengali gamcha, each cut in half and sewn together to felicitate guests, sparking protests in different parts of the state.
The Assam Police on Tuesday detained two individuals including Asom Miyan (Asomiya) Parishad president Mohar Ali after the Goalpara district administration sealed the private Miyan Museum set up by Muslims.
In the "Miya Museum", set up by the Asom Miyan (Asomiya) Parishad, traditional farming and domestic items made from wood and bamboo among others were displayed.
Assam police since April this year have arrested around 40 terror suspects in connection to Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an affiliate of the Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) terror group backed modules and a strict vigilance is being maintained, particularly in the minority-dominated areas of western and central Assam.