A controversy has erupted after the All Assam Miya Parishad inaugurated a Miya Museum in Goalpara district last week. The state government has sealed the museum.
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.
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) general secretary and party MLA Rafiqul Islam Tuesday lashed out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the latter s giving too much importance to Miya Museum issue
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.
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