Guwahati, Aug. 24 -- The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday demanded the arrest of Jamiat leader Madani for "insulting" Assamese self-respect.

"The BJP government under the leadership of Himanta Biswa Sarma has been continuously carrying out eviction drives to clear illegal encroachers--primarily people of East Bengal-origin Muslims--from forest lands and government property. Linking these eviction drives with the incidents of Gaza and Palestine, Mahmood Madani has attacked the self-respect of the Assamese people," the Assam BJP said in a release.

It also stated that the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind leader, Mahmood Madani, has attempted to view Assam's problems only through the lens of the Muslim community.

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