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Development by Displacement: Assam evicts thousands for Adani project without due process
In the name of industrial progress, the Assam government has unleashed bulldozers across Dhubri and Goalpara, displacing thousands, mainly flood-hit, landless, Bengali-origin Muslims. With no meaningful rehabilitation. As land is cleared for a Rs 40,000 crore Adani power project, what’s being erased is more than just homes: it’s the fragile stability of lives long on the edge
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Assam government’s efforts to intensify crackdown on “Suspected/Declared Foreigners” sparks fears of brute targeting & rights denials
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New directives intensify surveillance and biometric data collection, raising concerns about arbitrary detention, exclusion from basic services, and worsening hardships for the state’s most vulnerable communities
New Assam Muslim Marriages & Divorces Bill: Reform or politics?
The 2024 legislation, implemented after repeal of 1935 law governing Muslim marriages, mandates stricter registration procedures for Muslim marriages, raising fears of retroactive effects and bureaucratic hurdles
Assam government introduces stricter Aadhaar rules amid concerns over population discrepancies, increases chances of bureaucracy in the process
Starting October 1, Aadhaar applicants must submit NRC application numbers and obtain no-objection certificates before applying; proposed changes spark concerns of increasing opaqueness of the process
Assam CM call to expel ‘Miya Muslims,’ leads to violence against Bengali speaking Muslim Labourers
FIR registered against BJP leader for assault on Bengali speaking Muslim labourers and threatens them to leave Assam and Assamese Muslim singer arrested for protest song “Miya Bihu”
Assam CM compares districts of Assam with Bangladesh; calls some of the districts ‘tiny Bangladesh’
Himanta Biswa Sarma once again delivers hate speech targeting Muslims; says fear in some people that government might use police and military is keeping Hindus safe
Assam CM Sarma announces introduction on legislation to prohibit ‘Land-Jihad’, amendments to law on ‘Love-Jihad’
The proposed legislation will restrict exchange of land between people of different faith as no Hindu could sell their land to non-Hindus or Muslims, and vice-versa, without the prior permission of the state government.
Assam CM makes misleading statement regarding Muslim population in Assam, attracts criticism from opposition leaders
In his speech, Sarma said that the Muslim population in Assam has skyrocketed from 12% in 1951 to 40% even as no population census has been conducted post 2011
Assam CM and BJP state president blame Muslims for defeat, call them ‘communal group’
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP State President Bhabesh Kalita have called Muslims of Assam ‘communal’, saying that ‘some’ voted as a communal group in Dhubri where Congress’ candidate Rakibul Hussain won.
Once again, Assam CM tries to shake communal sentiment, claims minority community only know how to engage in communal activities
Notorious for his anti-minority speeches, Assam’s chief minister, and BJP leader, Himanta Biswa gave a reportedly communal speech on June 22, 2024. He has claimed that the ‘minority community’ has not acknowledged BJP’s developmental efforts, and is only known to engage in communal activities in the state.
Himanta Biswa Sarma in latest hate speech blames people of ‘specific religion’ for BJP loss in Nagaland, Meghalaya
The Assam chief minister spoke to the media at the BJP’s state office and says he blames people of a ‘specific religion’ in Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya for the loss of the NDA alliance in these states.