He alleged that the Congress and the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) were working to appease one section of society as if others didn’t exist in the state.
Team Clarion
HYDERABAD – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma delivered hate speeches filled with anti-Muslim dog-whistling in the Muslim-dominated Charminar and Malakpet assembly constituencies here on Wednesday.
Sarma engaged in anti-Muslim diatribe in the capital of Telangana, which goes to the polls on November 30, and said if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state “appeasement politics” would become a thing of the past.
Hindutva Watch, an independent research project that documents hate crimes and hate speeches against religious minorities in India, posted Sarma’s videos on X (formerly Twitter) platform on Thursday.
Sarma alleged that the Congress and the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) were working to appease one section of society as if others didn’t exist in the state.
Calling for a change of government in Telangana, he said a BJP government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be formed in the state.
At the election meeting in Charminar constituency, the Assam chief minister promised the removal of affirmative action for Muslims if the BJP came to power in the state.
Sarma also said the name of Hyderabad can be changed to Bhagyanagar “in half an hour” if a BJP government is formed though it appears to be a tough task now.
Referring to the row over All India Majlis Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi allegedly threatening a police official, Sarma asked the gathering whether anyone would have the courage to “abuse the police” if a BJP government was in power.
“I was surprised when somebody showed me this video at the airport. By watching that video, I felt whether democracy is functioning in the country or Mughal or Razakar rule is still going on in the country,” he said.
Referring to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, he asked whether Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spoke against Hamas. “Their fear is that if they speak against Hamas, then the Hamas inside the country would be unhappy with them,” he claimed.
On the proposed law to end polygamy in Assam, he said they plan to bring it by February next year.
