A group of 43 citizens have urged the Gauhati High Court to take suo motu cognisance of “repeated instances of hate speech and constitutional impropriety” by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The citizens included academician Hiren Gohain, retired Director General of Police Harekrishna Deka, former Archbishop of Guwahati Thomas Menamparampil, MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, and environmental scientist Dulal Chandra Goswami.
In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Justice on Thursday (February 5, 2026), the citizens cited several public statements by the Chief Minister, which, they say, targeted the Bengal-origin Muslim community, commonly known as the ‘Miya’ community.
According to the representation, the remarks go beyond political rhetoric and amount to dehumanisation, collective stigmatisation, and threats of State-backed harassment.
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