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While state claims this is done to enable better healthcare, education, financial inclusion etc., Bengali-speaking Muslims have not been designated indigenous, further alienating the community
A panel constituted by the Assam government recently recommended that a notification be passed to recognize Assamese Muslims as an Indigenous Assamese speaking community of the state and issue identity cards to them.