After Assam, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Flags Massive Demographic Shift In Jharkhand | Debate With Arnab Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has made a big statement claiming that the Muslim population in the state has reached 40 per cent now. "Changing demography is a big issue for me. In Assam, Muslim population has reached 40% today. In 1951, it was 12%. We have lost many districts. This is not a political issue for me. It is a matter of life and death for me", Himanta told reporters in Ranchi. Moments after his remarks made national headlines, Himanta, in an exclusive interview with Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, revealed how several districts in Assam have changed from being Hindu-dominated to a Muslim majority and why this was a 'matter of life and death for him'. The Assam CM also explained how migrants from Bangladesh and neighboring countries were actually driving the sharp rise in population, thereby putting stress on resources. Are tribals being converted in Jharkhand? Arnab debates 
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