Himanta Biswa Sarma defends his “Miya Muslims” remark invoking SC comments on Bangladeshi infiltrators: Read how opposition and Islamo-leftists attacked him for saying the truth

On 29th January (Thursday), Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma refused to retract his comments on “Miya Muslims” in response to the criticism by the opposition and Islamo-leftist cabal. He explained that the term is utilised for illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators and invoked the Supreme Court to highlight the threat posed by their unlawful entry into the state. “This is not my language, not my imagination and not political exaggeration,” he asserted.

Sarma cited the apex court, which stated, “The silent and invidious demographic invasion of Assam may result in the loss of the geostrategically vital districts of its lower area. The influx of illegal migrants is turning these districts into a Muslim majority region. It will then only be a matter of time when a demand for their merger with Bangladesh may be made. Loss of lower Assam will sever the entire land mass of the North East from the rest of India and the rich natural resources of that region will be lost to the nation.”

Those who are attacking me for my remarks on “Miyan”—a word used in Assam in the context of Bangladeshi Muslim illegal migration—should pause and read what the Supreme Court of India itself has said about Assam. This is not my language, not my imagination, and not political…

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 29, 2026

The chief minister pointed out that shedding light on the glaring reality is “neither hatred nor communalism, nor is it an attack on any community” because “the highest constitutional court of the country uses words like demographic invasion and warns of the possible loss of territory and national unity.” He added that it is an acknowledgement of a serious and persistent issue that Assam has endured for many years.

“Our effort is not against any religion or any Indian citizen. Our effort is to protect Assam’s identity, security and future, exactly as the Supreme Court cautioned the nation to do. Ignoring that warning would be the real injustice to Assam and India,” he then emphasised.

Sarma also noted that the word “Miya” is assigned by individuals who have come from Bangladesh to themselves. “If I refer to them as Miya, they may call me Assamiya. What is the issue,” he asked.

#WATCH | Golaghat: On Opposition criticising his 'Miya Muslims' statement, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says, "…Those who have come from Bangladesh call themselves 'Miya'. I did not give them that name; it is they who call themselves that…" pic.twitter.com/rI580Hc0QS

— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2026

Sarma’s comments against illegal Bangladeshi Muslims upset the opposition

A day ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader clarified that the conflict in the state is not between Hindus and Muslims but rather between Assamese and Bangladeshis. He stressed, “Assam is a polarised society. For the next 30 years, we have to practice a politics of polarisation, if you want to live. If you want to surrender, then surrender, but as an Assamese, I don’t want to surrender.”

“I will fight, I will polarise. However, polarisation is not between Hindus and Muslims but between Assamese and Bangladeshis. That is the difference. So we don’t fight with Assamese Muslims, we only fight with Bangladeshi Muslims,” he further mentioned.

According to him, BJP workers have been asked to file “Form 7” in bulk against them. “It is a known fact that there are Bangladeshi Miyas in Assam. Has anybody got notice in Thowra or Dimou? No one received any notice. If Bangladeshi Miyas do not get notice in the SIR then what it will mean is that there are no foreigners in Assam,” he contended.

Similarly, Sarma earlier conveyed that no intruders will be permitted to vote in the forthcoming assembly elections in the state. On 27th January (Tuesday), he declared that “four to five lakh Miya voters” will be eliminated when the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral records occurs in the poll-bound state. “Vote chori means we are trying to steal some Miya votes. They should ideally not be allowed to vote in Assam, but in Bangladesh,” he expressed.

A Special Revision is going to take place in the state on the direction of the Election Commission. It is a procedure akin to the regular updates to the electoral records while SIR campaign is happening in 12 states and union territories nationwide.

“This (SR) is preliminary. When the SIR comes to Assam, four to five lakh Miya votes will have to be deleted in Assam,” the chief minister stated. “We are ensuring that they cannot vote in Assam,” he assured and added, “Let Congress abuse me as much as they want. My job is to make the Miya people suffer.”

Sarma stated that these intruders would be troubled and face challenges from his government within the ambit of the law. However, the opposition and its ecosystem, which have exclusively served the Muslim votebank in the name of secularism while compromising national interest and security, denounced him for targeting the illegal immigrants.

Opposition approaches court, threatens civil war

Indian National Congress member Debabrata Saikia, who is the leader of the opposition in the assembl,y has written to the Chief Justice of India requesting suo motu cognisance of the alleged abuse of Form 7 “as instruments of intimidation, harassment and targeted disenfranchisement of a particular community.”

“The situation has transcended the realm of administrative irregularity and has assumed the character of a constitutional crisis, where the right to vote under Article 326 (Basis of the Universal Adult Suffrage) of the Constitution of India is being systematically undermined through executive interference, communal targeting, and misuse of statutory procedures,” it read.

He claimed, “This directly undermines the independence of the Election Commission of India, politicises the electoral process, and violates the constitutional guarantees of equality, fraternity, secularism and non-discrimination.” Saikia insisted that Sarma’s remarks “constitute an unprecedented admission of intent to interfere with the electorate on communal lines.”

Veteran Congressman Pawan Khera accused Sarma of attempting to deceive the public with his statements and demanded, “Talk about the thousands of crores you have gobbled up from people of Assam to fill your deep pockets.”

Himanta Biswa Sarma is once again trying to fool the people of Assam.

Paying ₹4 instead of ₹5 to “Miyaan” will not make the people of Assam rich. But the sale of over 1.5 lakh bighas of Sixth Schedule–protected land and Assamese identity to corporate interests by that… pic.twitter.com/6cOnNuDUKj

— Pawan Khera Read More