New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Member of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Priyank Kanoongo, on Friday flagged what he described as "dangerous development" in Assam, alleging that certain Miya Muslim clerics had organised gatherings to pray for the death of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

In a post on X, Kanoonga said that the Chief Minister belongs to the indigenous community of the state and claimed that such acts reflect deep-rooted hatred and attempts to incite racial and social violence.

"The incident of Miya Muslim mullahs and maulanas in Assam organising gatherings to pray for the death of the Chief Minister @himantabiswa, who belongs to the indigenous community of the state, is a very dangerous development. Harbouring hatred an...