Shillong, March 17: Continuing his attack on illegal immigrants coming to Assam, the Chief Minister of the state Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Bangladeshi migrants were a threat to local civilization and culture.
He was addressing a rally of BJP in the poll bound Karnataka. He also said that he would continue the crackdown on Madrasas (Islamic institutions of learning). Sarma had in the recent past shut down scores of Madrasas in Assam.
He claimed that 600 Madrasas have been closed in the state and “will shut all of them. We want schools, colleges and universities” he said during the rally. In 2020, the state government has introduced a law according to which all state-run Madrasas will be converted to regular schools. There are a total of 3000 Madrasas in Assam.
Comparing opposition with modern day Mughals, Sarma said some parties were trying to weaken the country for their own gains.
