Assam CM Asserts Hindu Resistance Amid Bangladesh Crisis

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma claims no Hindu infiltration from Bangladesh, highlighting ongoing Hindu resistance there. The CM stated that 35 Muslim infiltrators were arrested in the last month, reinforcing security measures at the border amid Bangladesh’s quota reform protests.

Amid the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Saturday that Hindus are not attempting to migrate to India. Instead, they are choosing to stay and fight. 'In the past month, we have not detected a single Hindu entering India, but we have apprehended 35 Muslim infiltrators,' Sarma said during a media briefing in Silchar.

He emphasized that there is no record of Hindus from Bangladesh entering Assam. 'We intercepted and pushed them back, and they all belong to one community – not Hindu. Hindus are fighting and not trying to come to India; they are only petitioning our Prime Minister to urge the Bangladeshi government to ensure their security,' Sarma added.

In an earlier social media post, Sarma mentioned that two Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by Assam Police at Badarpur railway station. 'The individuals, identified as Masum Khan and Sonia Akhtar, entered India via the Madhoppur-Agartala route and were heading to Bangalore. In cooperation with the BSF, Assam Police successfully pushed them back across the border last night,' he posted online.

Protests in Bangladesh began in early July, driven by demands to reform the quota system that reserves civil service jobs for various groups, including descendants of 1971 war veterans.

(With inputs from agencies.)