Assam CM Attack Rahul Gandhi: Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he says that I will get caste census done but will not reveal my caste, how will this happen? If census is done then he will have to reveal his caste.
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Caste Issue: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has also jumped into Rahul Gandhi’s caste debate that started in Lok Sabha recently. On Friday (August 2, 2024) in Jharkhand, Himanta Biswa Sarma said on this issue, “Earlier Rahul Gandhi used to ask journalists about their caste. Now when people ask him about his caste, he gets upset with it.
The Assam CM further said that will there be a caste census without asking the caste? … He says that I will get the caste census done but will not tell my caste, how will this happen? … If there is a census, Rahul Gandhi will have to tell his caste.
The debate on Rahul’s caste started from the Lok Sabha
Let us tell you that the debate on Rahul Gandhi’s caste started in the Lok Sabha three days ago. Then BJP MP Anurag Thakur had said that those who do not know about their caste are talking about caste census. There was a lot of uproar in the House on this statement. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav also objected to this and said that how can you ask caste. Apart from this, the entire opposition is opening a front on this and Anurag Thakur is being asked to apologize.
Sarma also raised the issue of Rohingya infiltration
On the other hand, Assam Two days ago, on Wednesday, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had also openly expressed his views on the issue of Rohingya infiltration in India. He had said that their population has increased significantly and the threat of demographic change is real and serious. Rohingyas are constantly coming to India using the India-Bangladesh border and many states are facing the problem of demographic change.
Targeted Jharkhand and West Bengal government
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that Assam is guarding only a part of the India-Bangladesh border, but a large area is still open. The Chief Minister alleged that the West Bengal and Jharkhand governments are adopting a soft approach towards these intruders and have not taken any action to stop it.
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