Indigenous Muslims in Assam agree that population expansion is a concern says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday met over 150 main indigenous Muslim personalities from various fields and stated all of them have agreed that inhabitants development is a menace to improvement of the state.
Addressing a press convention after the assembly in Guwahati, Sarma stated a complete of eight sub teams will likely be shaped with members from the indigenous Muslim group to recommend varied developmental measures.
“Immediately I met over 150 intellectuals, writers, medical doctors, artistes, historians and professors amongst others. We mentioned varied points confronting the Assamese minority folks,” he added.
All current within the assembly agreed {that a} “inhabitants explosion” in some elements of Assam posed a menace to the event of the state, he added.
“If Assam needs to turn into one of many high 5 states in India, then we now have to handle our inhabitants explosion. This was agreed by all,” Sarma stated.
He stated that the main personalities recommended varied measures to regulate inhabitants development within the minority group..
The chief minister additionally stated that the federal government will likely be forming eight sub teams with members from the indigenous Muslim group and these will submit reviews on improvement of the group inside the subsequent three months.
These sub teams will likely be created to organize reviews on sectors like well being, training, talent improvement, girls empowerment, cultural identification, inhabitants stabilisation and monetary inclusion, he added.
“These sub teams will focus on all the vary of points associated to the minority group. After compilation of the reviews, a roadmap will likely be created for the group. We are going to work over the following 5 years in accordance with that roadmap,” Sarma stated.
He stated that there will likely be a Chairman from the group and a Member Secretary from the federal government in every sub group.
He additionally advised reporters that the following spherical of conferences will likely be held with politicians and pupil our bodies representing the minority group.
“Within the subsequent few days, I’ll sit with representatives of the migrant Muslims or Muslim individuals who originated from East Bengal. There are distinct cultural variations between the 2 Muslim communities (indigenous and migrant) and we respect that,” he added.
Officers current within the assembly stated that representatives of the indigenous Muslim group objected to being labelled as “minority” and as an alternative requested the federal government to handle them as “Assamese folks”.
Later, an official launch from the Chief Minister’s Workplace talked about that Sarma on the assembly stated the Assam authorities organised the interactive programme to be able to result in inclusive improvement within the state.
“He stated the indigenous Muslim inhabitants being an integral a part of the Assamese society wants accelerated improvement in order that the group turns into a major contributor within the development narrative of the state (whereas) conserving its cultural identification intact,” it added.
Padma Shri awardees Dr Illias Ali and Eli Ahmed have been amongst outstanding folks from the minority group on the assembly, whereas Welfare of Minorities Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and Schooling Minister Ranoj Pegu participated together with Sarma as a part of the federal government.
assam inhabitants by faith, assam state, indigenous Muslim inhabitants, Muslims, Himanta Biswa Sarma
