Guwahati News Desk: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has stated that India belongs to Hindu and Hindus anywhere in the world, if they feel they are unsafe, can come and live in India.
The chief minister said this on Wednesday (November 9) during the program of Times Now Summit 2021. He said this while responding to Times Now journalist Padmaja Joshi, who asked whether he would support the grant of citizenship to Bengali Hindus from Bangladesh and allow them to settle in Assam.
Sarma stated that India is the natural motherland of Hindus living in any part of the globe. “India belongs to Hindus. Every Hindu has the right to come to India whenever they feel that they are not safe and secure in that land,” Assam CM said.
“The word Indian came into existence in 1947. But from 7000 years we were known as Hindus. I believe in civilization. This is a Sanatan civilization. This is a Hindu civilization. After we enacted the constitution it was known as India. But you can’t disconnect us from our root. Every Hindu who is in trouble has his motherland to come back to.” Sarma said.
While he categorically stated his position to safeguard and settle persecuted Hindus he also stated his position on CAA and NRC. He said that no citizen of India should oppose CAA after seeing what happened in Afghanistan where people of minority communities had to flee. “I am sure that there is now a better appreciation for the passing of CAA,” he said.