Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the “miya” people of “char” (riverine sandbar) areas need not vote for the BJP for t.
Sarma said Miya people support him, PM Narendra Modi and BJP, and they can continue to shout slogans in favour of the saffron brigade without voting for them. | Latest News India
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the BJP does not need the votes of the Miya people in the riverine sandbar areas for the next 10 years, until they reform themselves by abandoning practices like child marriage. However, he mentioned that the Miya people can still support him and the BJP by shouting slogans, even if they do not vote for them.
More than a couple of decades ago, in the late 1980s, when the militancy in Kashmir was building up to a peak, we are all worried about Jammu and Kashmir, but the situation of Assam is much more.