{"id":236287,"date":"2024-07-21T14:55:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T09:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=236287"},"modified":"2024-07-21T14:55:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T09:25:14","slug":"assan-cm-made-a-false-claim-that-muslim-population-has-reached-40-in-assam-from-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/assan-cm-made-a-false-claim-that-muslim-population-has-reached-40-in-assam-from-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"Himanta’s claim that Muslim population of Assam was 14% in 1951 is false"},"content":{"rendered":"

With assembly elections in Jharkhand slated for later this year, the BJP has appointed Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as the co-in-charge<\/a> for the state. In this capacity, Sarma attended a program in Jharkhand and addressed the press in Ranchi. During his address, Sarma stated, “I have come from Assam, and the change in demography is a significant issue for me. In 1951, the Muslim population in Assam was 14 per cent; today, it has increased to 40 per cent. I have lost many districts. For me, this is not a political issue but a matter of life and death.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarma reiterated this claim in a tweet, stating that the Muslim population in Assam had risen dramatically from 14 per cent in 1951 to 40 per cent today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following this, several prominent media outlets reported this claim without cross-checking the facts. These outlets included <\/span>Hindustan Times<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Republic Bharat<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Times of India<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Dainik Jagran<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Economic Times<\/span><\/a>, as well as <\/span>Zee News<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n