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Pakistan, Bangladesh communal as they have no Hindu leaders, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Speaking at an event where Mohan Bhagwat launched a book on CAA and NRC, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of Indian civilisation. The Assam CM added that Pakistan and Bangladesh became communal due to the absence of Hindu leaders.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Pakistan and Bangladesh were not secular due to the absence of Hindu leaders in the two countries.
Speaking at a function in Guwahati where RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat launched a book on CAA and NRC, the Assam CM said, “India remains a secular country. In Pakistan and Bangladesh, Hindus were not leaders, so they became communal,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Asserting that the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of “Indian civilization”, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “if someone tries to define secularism in the context of the UK and USA, then that is wrong. You have to define secularism in India in the context of its own civilization. This is what we need to do.”
The Assam CM said he remains a supporter of the CAA, which in Assam's context could give citizenship to Hindu migrants from Bangladesh, and added that there was a need to find a way to address concerns over protecting Assamese identity, while finding a way to “balance everything and contribute to nation building”.
“We have a duty to displace people who have been persecuted. But we have to address the identity issues faced by the Assamese. On one hand, we have religion, civilization and at the same time, we have to protect our culture, because India respects diversity. We need to protect the Assamese culture and I am sure that they will find a way to balance and contribute to nation building,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the CAA cannot give equal rights to Hindu and Muslim migrants from neighbouring countries.
“For protesters from outside Assam, the demand is that Hindu migrants alone should not be given citizenship, Muslim migrants too should be covered. In Assam, however, the protest against the Act focussed on a demand that neither Hindus nor Muslims from other countries should be given citizenship. It was the so-called secular protesters at the national level who tried to give a communal colour to the entire protests", the CM claimed.
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Speaking at an event where Mohan Bhagwat launched a book on CAA and NRC, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of Indian civilisation. The Assam CM added that Pakistan and Bangladesh became communal due to the absence of Hindu leaders.
- Guwahati
- July 22, 2021
- UPDATED: July 22, 2021 10:18 IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Pakistan and Bangladesh were not secular due to the absence of Hindu leaders in the two countries.
Speaking at a function in Guwahati where RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat launched a book on CAA and NRC, the Assam CM said, “India remains a secular country. In Pakistan and Bangladesh, Hindus were not leaders, so they became communal,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Asserting that the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of “Indian civilization”, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “if someone tries to define secularism in the context of the UK and USA, then that is wrong. You have to define secularism in India in the context of its own civilization. This is what we need to do.”
The Assam CM said he remains a supporter of the CAA, which in Assam's context could give citizenship to Hindu migrants from Bangladesh, and added that there was a need to find a way to address concerns over protecting Assamese identity, while finding a way to “balance everything and contribute to nation building”.
“We have a duty to displace people who have been persecuted. But we have to address the identity issues faced by the Assamese. On one hand, we have religion, civilization and at the same time, we have to protect our culture, because India respects diversity. We need to protect the Assamese culture and I am sure that they will find a way to balance and contribute to nation building,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the CAA cannot give equal rights to Hindu and Muslim migrants from neighbouring countries.
“For protesters from outside Assam, the demand is that Hindu migrants alone should not be given citizenship, Muslim migrants too should be covered. In Assam, however, the protest against the Act focussed on a demand that neither Hindus nor Muslims from other countries should be given citizenship. It was the so-called secular protesters at the national level who tried to give a communal colour to the entire protests", the CM claimed.
Pakistan, Bangladesh communal as they have no Hindu leaders, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Speaking at an event where Mohan Bhagwat launched a book on CAA and NRC, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of Indian civilisation. The Assam CM added that Pakistan and Bangladesh became communal due to the absence of Hindu leaders.
