Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 30 : Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Friday called out Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the latter's "Miya Muslims" remarks, accusing him of "misusing" the name of the Supreme Court to justify his remarks.
In a post on X, Gaurav Gogoi referred to Himanta Biswa Sarma's politics as politics of "dishonesty and shamelessness" as he asserted that the Assam CM is "lying" and the SC has never "authored the said words nor adopted it".
"Dishonesty and shamelessness define Himanta Biswa Sarma's politics. He has stooped so low that he is misusing the name of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. He claims to rely on the Hon'ble Court's 'own words' from the case of Sarbananda Sonowal. This is a blatant lie," Gaurav Gogoi said.
"The language he quotes is not the Supreme Court's. The Hon'ble Court neither authored the said words nor adopted it. To pass off an executive report as a judicial pronouncement is a deliberate contempt," he added.
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Gogoi's remarks came after Assam CM defended his "Miya Muslim" remarks for Bangladeshi infiltrators, claiming that the Supreme Court of India itself has expressed concerns on immigrants' flux in Assam.
However, Gogoi said that Assam CM's actions to "falsely attribute words" to SC is "an assault on constitutional propriety and asked the court to take cognisance of the remarks.
"For a Chief Minister holding a constitutional office to falsely attribute words to the Hon'ble Supreme Court is not just contemptuous, it is an assault on constitutional propriety and institutional integrity. The Hon'ble Supreme Court may take cognisance of the remarks of Himanta Biswa Sarma that violate the Constitution and falsely attribute to the Court," he said.
Assam CM, amid criticism from opposition, had said that those attacking him should read the Supreme Court of India's observation.
Speaking to the reporters, CM Sarma said that those who migrated from Bangladesh refer to themselves as 'Miya'. "Those who have come from Bangladesh call themselves 'Miya'. I did not give them that name; it is they who call themselves that."
The Chief Minister further added, "They only said to call them Miya. They wrote Miya poetry. If we say 'miya, miya', they can also call us 'Assamese, Assamese'; and what is the problem with that?"
In a post on X, CM Sarma said those attacking him for his remarks on "Miyan" should note the Supreme Court of India's observations on Assam "Those who are attacking me for my remarks on "Miyan"--a word used in Assam in the context of Bangladeshi Muslim illegal migration--should pause and read what the Supreme Court of India itself has said about Assam. This is not my language, not my imagination, and not political exaggeration," he said.and illegal migration.