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I Have Not Invented Miya Word, It Is Bangladeshi Immigrants Who Calls Themselves Miya: Assam CM
['Manoj Anand', 'About The Author']
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Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that he has not invented the Miya word, rather it is the Bangladeshi origin Muslims who themselves want them to be called Miya.
Stating that what is wrong in saying Miya, the chief minister told reporters, “If they have a problem they can call us Asomiya.
About his aggressive campaign against Bangladeshi Muslim immigrant, the chief minister said that it was not his view only.
“Everyone in Assam knows that Bangladeshi Miya immigrants have entered the state, If no one receives a notice under SR [special revision], what does that imply?
Meanwhile the Gauhati High Court on Wednesday listed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking judicial intervention into the alleged large-scale misuse of objections during Assam's Special Revision of electoral rolls, amid the controversy.