Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal had recently remarked that the hill state were historically a part of Myanmar to which Assam Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma strongly replied that Assam was never part of Myanmar.
The Assam Chief Minister said, “It is inappropriate for a person who lacks knowledge in the concerned topic to give such strong opinions. Assam was never a part of Myanmar. People would migrate To Assam from Myanmar leading to clashes. Just for a brief period there was a situation of accupation say for a month or so. Beyond that there is no connection between Assam and Myanmar. There is no valid data proves any connection of Assam and Myanmar.”
According to the sources, the senior advocate of Supreme Court made the remark during on December 5 during the hearing of petitions challenging the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act of 1955, the ongoing case of immigrants in the nation especially Assam.
