Guwahati, July 31 -- "Due to the population explosion of more than 1 crore (10 million) infiltrated illegal Bangladeshi-origin minorities" during the Congress regime, "their long-standing attempt to convert Assam into a Miya-land will never be allowed to succeed under any circumstances", Assam BJP said in a statement.

Assam Pradesh BJP's chief spokesperson Kishor Kumar Upadhyay said that already, "due to the aggression of East Bengal origin Muslims, the indigenous population in several districts of Assam is under severe threat".

"These people have also challenged our culture, language, and religion. As an example, in Dhubri district, as per the 1991 Census, the Muslim population was 9,38,789; whereas in the 2011 Census, it rose to 15,53...