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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Thursday claimed that the Assamese assemblage volition go "almost" a number successful the 2027 Census.
During the Motion of Thanks connected the governor's code successful the assembly, Mr. Sarma besides said that helium is successful authorities amid a "very acheronian time".
"During 2027 Census, the Assamese assemblage volition go astir a minority," helium told the House without elaborating.
The BJP-led Assam authorities is trying to support live the “lamp”, which is giving "courage to everyone", helium asserted.
"Today, radical from Dhubri arsenic good arsenic Majuli telephone maine and accidental 'I americium harmless and secured'. We are marching towards [being a] minority, but conscionable 1 lamp is giving airy and courage," helium said.
Mr. Sarma has earlier claimed connected respective occasions that the colonisation of Muslims successful Assam would beryllium astir adjacent to that of the Hindus by 2041 if the existent maturation complaint continues.
According to the 2011 Census, Assam had a full Muslim colonisation of 1.07 crore – 34.22% of the 3.12 crore residents of the State. There were 1.92 crore Hindus successful Assam, it showed.
The BJP has been regularly highlighting demographic changes successful the State, claiming that astatine slightest 9 districts became a Muslim bulk arsenic per the 2011 Census from six successful 2001, and the fig accrued to astatine slightest 11 astatine present, though nary census was conducted successful 2021.
In 2001, erstwhile Assam had 23 districts, Muslims were successful bulk successful six – Dhubri (74.29%), Goalpara (53.71%), Barpeta (59.37%), Nagaon (51%), Karimganj (52.3%) and Hailakandi (57.63%).
The fig of districts accrued to 27 successful 2011 and 9 retired of them had Muslim bulk – Dhubri (79.67%), Goalpara (57.52%), Barpeta (70.74%), Morigaon (52.56%), Nagaon (55.36%), Karimganj (56.36%), Hailakandi (60.31%), Bongaigaon (50.22%) and Darrang (64.34%).
