Author: Correspondent
Publication: The Assam Tribune
Date: September 6, 2007
URL: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=sep0607\State4
Assam has witnessed a record growth of Muslim
population in the country as per 2001 census and if this trend continues,
the state is bound to be divided on religion line, said Harendra Pratap, BJP
central leader and state observer while addressing a press meet here on Thursday.
Quoting various statistical records, he said
that the growth of Muslim population in Assam registered a 12 per cent rate
as against less than 3 per cent at all-India level, particularly in eight
districts of Assam converted to Muslim majority. Terming that such fast increase
of their population is not natural growth but because of illegal Bangladeshi
infiltration thereby changing the demographic pattern of the threatening the
security of Assam as well as identity crisis of Assamese people, he said.
Today Bangladesh is India's enemy number one
and hard steps against that country should be taken as this country has become
the centre of all jehadis including ISI, ULFA and other Islamic fundamentalist
groups threatening India's peace and internal security', Pratap asserted.
Expressing his surprise on how a new political
party MLA could claim autonomy covering three lower Assam districts with majority
Muslim population when such provisions are not there in India's constitution,
he cautioned the people to be alert against this design.
State BJP president Ramen Deka, addressing
the meet said subversive activities in Assam and also India have proved the
involvement of people belonging to Islamic fundamentalist groups and blamed
the state government for their casual attitude to such a vital issue. He informed
that BJP has vowed to uproot Congress and CPM in the Panchayat election and
disclosed that if any like-minded party desires to join them they are most
welcomed. Rajen Gohain, MP also addressed the meeting.
Earlier, a massive procession was taken out
by BJP workers that paraded the main roads of Hojai town carrying banners
and chanting slogans and later assemblemed at JK Kedia Bhawan where visiting
leaders addressed the party workers of Hojai district BJP.
