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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Assam favours redefining minorities district–wise

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government favours redefining the minority status of religious groups district–wise instead of taking the country as a whole.

He told the Assembly on Wednesday that Muslims, who many think are the only minorities in India, are a majority in several districts of Assam.

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