Adilabad, Feb. 4 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over "Miya" remarks, accusing him of disrespecting the muslim community in the state.

"The Chief Minister of Assam is of the BJP. Can any Chief Minister say something like this: "If there's a 'Miya' driver in the auto-rickshaw, and the bill is five rupees, then you give him four rupees"? In Assam, "Miya" refers to Muslims who were brought there by the British 150-200 years ago to cultivate the land and work. They are citizens of India. They speak Bengali. How small are you, the Chief Minister of Assam?," Owaisi said.

Targeting the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Owaisi further said that while the government talks about building...