Assam CM: Don't Encourage B'desh Hindus To Migrate
Hindustan Times Amritsar|January 02, 2025
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Hindus in Bangladesh should not be encouraged to migrate to India and that they are handling the ongoing crisis in the neighbouring country in a "mature way".
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha

letters@hindustantimes.com SILCHAR:

At a press conference in Guwahati, Sarma said that Bangladeshi Hindus would have migrated to India 40 years ago if they wanted to. The population of Hindus in the neighbouring country is less and they're handling the present situation maturely, he said.

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