Muslims throw beef waste around to drive away Hindus: Himanta Sarma

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that nowadays, Muslims are throwing beef waste and leftovers around, which in turn forces Hindus in the neighbourhood to leave the place.

He was referring to the incidents of beef waste being found in various places after Eid last week, PTI reported.

Earlier, Muslims living among Hindus in neighbourhoods would be careful not to create “problems for the Hindus”. When Muslims wanted beef, they would go to Hindu majority areas, the BJP leader claimed.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office here, Sarma said, "Earlier, if a couple of Muslim families lived in a Hindu neighbourhood, they would be careful not to create any problems for the Hindus. If they wanted to have beef, they would go to their people living in Muslim-majority areas."

"But now, it has become such that they will throw away the leftovers and waste around so that the Hindus in the neighbourhood have to eventually leave that place," he added.

He further claimed that beef is being "weaponised" against Hindus in the state.

"Someone can have it at Eid, but it cannot be weaponised against other people," Sarma said.

He said that no protests were held against the act and maintained that the number of voices opposing such incidents are coming down.

"Good Muslims oppose such acts. They do not post photos on Facebook holding beef," he said and claimed that three Muslim persons called him on the phone to say that they don't approve of such incidents.

He urged Assamese people to take a "non-compromising" stance to push back illegal foreigners; he maintained that Assam was waging a struggle against forces which had "sympathisers" across the globe.