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GUWAHATI
Former MP and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) main Maulana Badruddin Ajmal connected Sunday (January 25, 2026) said Muslims successful the state were safer than ever earlier due to the fact that Hindus stood with them.
He dismissed narratives astir a consciousness of insecurity among Muslims and played down Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remarks against Miyas, but urged members of the number assemblage to unite against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Miya is simply a pejorative word for Bengali-speaking Muslims successful Assam, often perceived to beryllium Bangladeshis.
“Let him [Chief Minister] support shouting miya-miya. Such ranting volition not impact the resoluteness of the community,” Mr. Ajmal told journalists successful Guwahati.
He insisted that specified miya-bashing did not bespeak the presumption of Muslims successful India. “The assemblage is safer than ever earlier crossed the country. Muslims person thing to fear, arsenic our Hindu brothers basal with them,” helium said.
Mr. Ajmal advised Muslims successful Assam not to widen electoral enactment to the BJP successful the upcoming elections. “Not a azygous Muslim should ballot for the BJP. If anyone does, it volition beryllium a misfortune for our community,” helium said.
However, helium acknowledged that dislodging the BJP would beryllium an uphill task due to the fact that of a “tacit understanding” betwixt the enactment and the Congress.
Mr. Ajmal said the AIUDF was acceptable to retreat from contesting the upcoming predetermination if it would assistance the Congress win. “But Congress wants the BJP to beryllium backmost successful power. It is giving the BJP a 100% walkover,” helium said.
“I uncertainty if Congress tin negociate to triumph 23 seats [out of 126 successful Assam]. It volition not beryllium successful a presumption to signifier the government,” helium said, accusing the Congress of “playing a soiled game” with the minorities.
The AIUDF and the Congress person been battling for a stock of votes successful Muslim-dominated Assembly constituencies since the 2006 Assembly election.
