Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma calls for caste census among Muslim community, says ‘crucial for them to be strong’
India Today report. “The opposition misleads the country. Now the Hindus of the country have woken up, now Hindus will not be divided.
We are one, two brothers - Hindu and Muslim," he added. Criticising Rahul Gandhi, Samra said that Gandhi's move backfired in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan elections, and questioned why OBC census issues only arise during elections. During the event, he also spoke how PM Modi has long been emphasizing the need for justice for Pasmanda Muslims and a caste census within the Muslim community.
Earlier in October, the Assam government had said that it will conduct a socio-economic survey of the state's five indigenous Muslim communities so that measures can be taken for their upliftment. CM Sarma had held a meeting with senior officials at the state secretariat regarding it. In a post on X, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said, “In a meeting held at Janata Bhawan, HCM Dr @himantabiswa directed the officials concerned to carry out a socio-economic assessment of Assam's Indigenous Muslim communities (Goria, Moria, Deshi, Syed & Jolha)." The findings of the assessment will guide the state government to take suitable measures, aimed at comprehensive socio-political and educational upliftment of the indigenous minorities, it had said.
The development came a day after the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released findings of its much-awaited caste survey, months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute 63 percent of the state's total population. Congress also asked the centre to conduct caste-based census at all-India level. Meanwhile, the election results in four states, especially the losses in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, came as a huge
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