New Delhi. India is a country where people of many religions live together. Every festival is celebrated together with love and harmony. This is what makes us different and special from the rest of the countries, but in the meantime, the Assam government has come up with such an ID proposal, due to which it has come under the target of the opposition. Not only the opposition but questions are also being raised whether the government of Assam wants to make Muslims a part of partition. If you do not know the whole matter, then let us tell you, the Himanta Bishwa Sharma government of Assam has brought a new ID proposal to identify the Muslims of the state as a separate group. Regarding this ID proposal, it is being said that it has been brought for the good of the community, but the opposition has got an opportunity to surround the government with it. The opposition is alleging that the Assam government is doing this for the purpose of dividing the Muslims.
Let us tell you, last week, a panel recommended the issuance of identity card or certificate and notification to identify the Muslim community. This excludes Bengali speaking Muslims who came from Bangladesh. The resolution divides the Muslims who claim their origin in Assam into four main groups. These communities include the groups Goria and Moria (from Upper Assam), Deshi (from Lower Assam) and Julha Muslim (from tea gardens). The panel was constituted in July last year after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s meeting with Assamese Muslims from different regions. Sarma’s meeting with these people was aimed at the welfare of the community. In the meeting, he emphasized that the uniqueness of Assamese Muslims should be preserved.
Trying to divide Muslims – AIUDF
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Aminul Islam has said that the panel’s proposal was part of a political rhetoric. They allege that the state government is doing all this with the intention of dividing the Muslims. Along with this, Aminul Islam also says that we have no basis as to who the Assamese are. He further questioned that there have been many marriages between Assamese and Bengali Muslims. How will such families be identified?