Indian Politics

Himanta Sarma Urges Assam Settlers To List Assamese As Mother Tongue During Census

· 16 August 2026 · 2 min read
Himanta Sarma Urges Assam Settlers To List Assamese As Mother Tongue During Census

NDTV has reported a new India-focused politics development: “Himanta Sarma Urges Assam Settlers To List Assamese As Mother Tongue During Census.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: Sarma said the people of Barak Valley, which has a predominantly Bengali-speaking population, and the tribals can exercise their own discretion while identifying their mother tongue. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and context only; readers should use the o

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