[Assam] Survey finds Asomiyas a minority

[Jyotirmoy Sharma]

This is hardly shocking. Assam is going the Tripura way.
People who had previously identified themselves as "Assamese" now hardly do
so. They have the numbers to feel secure in their own language tag.
Maybe it's a good idea for Assam to be declared a tribal state. There was a
suggestion in one of the Letters to the Editor section of the Sentinel/Assam
Tribune that Hangrama Mohilary and their likes be given the reign of the
state. Maybe it's not a bad idea after all. Someone from the
Bodo/Dimasa/Karbi community be given a chance while Assam still exists.
At least our neighbours- Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal have
governments who are genuinely concerned. Afterall has any CM but our own
dismissed the presence of Bangladesghis in the state?
JS


On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200 at yahoo.com>wrote:

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> Survey on demography finds Asomiyas a minority
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> By our Staff Reporter
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> GUWAHATI, Sept 13: The report of a survey on the demography of Asom
> conducted by the Intelligence Bureau in 2004 and submitted to the
> Centre made a startling revelation that the Asomiya Hindus comprise
> only 29.30 per cent of the total population of the State against 30.41
> per cent Muslims, 13.19 per cent Bengali Hindus, 05.16 per cent Bodos,
> 09.58 per cent Tea Tribes, 01.53 per cent Karbis, 01.76 per cent
> Nepalis, 01.70 per cent Misings, 02.07 per cent Koch Rajbongshis, 0.35
> per cent Dimasas and 04.95 per cent others....more
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> details here:
> http://newsonnortheast.blogspot.com/2008/09/survey-on-demography-finds-asomiyas.html
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