Guwahati: Assam government to table anti love Jihad bill in assembly next month. A bill to ban polygamy completely in the state will also be tabled in the state assembly session in November. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced this on October 22. Speaking to the media on the sideline of a program in Nagaon, the CM said that the details of the bill will be shared once it is approved in the state cabinet. CM said “ We will table many important and historic bills in the coming session of assembly in November. The bills address issues like Love Jihad, Polygamy, preservation of Satras ( Vaishnavite cultural hub) and land rights for the tea community.”
It should be mentioned that CM Sarma today said that Hindu women should consider having 3 children as the population of Hindu is decreasing every year. Addressing a huge public rally of Lakhpati Didi in Nagaon town CM Sarma said, “as you are going to try your hand on entrepreneurship with government’s financial help, you shouldn’t think of more than three children as it will not allow you devote and divide your time between your children and business. I am talking about three children because our numbers are going down every year. In Nagaon district Hindus are decreasing to instinct every passing year. So I encourage 3 childrens for Hindu women”, the CM added.
Earlier CM Sarma said that, in the next census, Miya-Muslims will be the biggest community in Assam. Alarming the indigenous people Assam CM Sarma said,” Mark my words, by the next census Miya-Muslims will be 38 percent of the total population of the state. Anyone can do the projection from the previous census data and their population growth rate.”
It should be mentioned that the Muslim population in Assam as per the 2011 census is 34.22 percent or around 1crore 6 lakhs. In every census the Muslim population is increasing over 4 percent which means in the coming census the Muslim population in Assam will be over 38 percent. In 1971 the Muslim population of the state was 24.56 percent which grew to 28.48 percent in 1991.
Similarly, the population increased to 30.92 in 2001 and 34.22 in 2011 which clearly indicates that in the coming census it will be over 38 percent of the total population of the state or over 1.40 lakhs. Interestingly the Hindu population of the state has been decreasing alarmingly for the last several decades. In 1971 the Hindu population was 72.51 percent which fell to 67.13 percent in 1991. In 2001 it further shrank to 64.89 percent and in 2011 Hindu population decreased to 61.46 percent. Continuing the trend the Hindu population is expected to decrease to below 60 percent in the coming census.
