Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the criminal activities of a section of people of a particular religion during the last two months are a matter of concern. Without naming any religion, he said that those who commit crimes will be dealt with strictly.
“I am not saying that crimes are committed only by people of a particular religion. But the incidents after the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections are a matter of concern,” the chief minister said at a press conference in Guwahati. He cited incidents in Dhubri, Barpeta and Mangaldoi where indigenous people were allegedly being harassed by people of one community.
He said, in these incidents, there is a political as well as criminal aspect. Police have been asked to deal with the crimes strictly.
Sarma alleged that a slight change in the election results has encouraged a section of a particular religion to indulge in crimes, which had reduced in the last three years. “Crime is not based on caste or religion. Rather it is our responsibility to make the people of Assam politically aware of how dangerous it is for their future,” he said.