Miyas should actually not even be able to vote here; they should vote in Bangladesh,” the CM recently said. “Whoever can give trouble (to Miyas) in any way should give… In a rickshaw, if the fare is Rs 5, give them Rs 4. Citing these remarks, the state Opposition leaders allege that the BJP is trying to make “such polarising rhetoric” the focus of the polls. If Muslims are growing vegetables, he calls it fertiliser jihad and discourages production while urging people not to buy them. It is a recognition of a grave and long-standing problem that Assam has lived with for decades.