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A new generation of ‘Miya’ Muslims in Assam may vote for Congress-AIUDF – but only out of compulsion
A new generation of ‘Miya’ Muslims in Assam may vote for Congress-AIUDF – but only out of compulsion
Ambitious, educated and determined not to be bogged down by majoritarianism, they say they are done with parties that claim to ‘represent’ them. 5 hours ago Young Muslim voters are not drawn to religious appeals, they speak the language of constitutional rights. | Arunabh Saikia
Forecasting election results in India is usually a foolhardy exercise. Yet, travelling through Lower Assam – as the western districts of the state are called – it is fairly obvious who is leading in the area outside the perimeters of the autonomous Bodoland Territorial Region.
Since December 2020, Barpeta, Kamrup and Jorhat have seen the establishment of SSKs by community members
KOLKATA/GUWAHATI: As farmers exercise their constitutional right to protest in New Delhi on Tuesday, the locality of Kalgachia in the minority-dominated district of Barpeta in lower Assam will also engage with the Constitution, albeit in a different way. This Republic Day, Kalgachia, 120km from Guwahati, will get Assam’s fourth Samvidhaan Seva Kendra (SSK) or Constitution centre.
A year and a half since the NRC exercise and months before the assembly election, a grassroots movement in the state is making the Constitution accessible to those that need it most the poor and marginalised Muslims of Bengali-origin, caught in Assam’s citizenship tangle. Since December 2020, three districts have seen the establishment of SSKs by community members, local groups and lawyers. The first came up in Barpeta’s TND Bazaar last year; the next two in Sontoli (Kamrup) and Jorhat in Janua