GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated Wednesday that the state has recorded a spike in kidney illnesses over the previous 4 years resulting from folks consuming fish farmed in Nagaon and Morigaon and accused producers in these two districts of utilizing urea and a “specific waste” collected from Guwahati.
“There are numerous natural methods to extend manufacturing of fish. It won’t work in the event that they proceed adopting shortcuts for fish manufacturing,” he stated.
Whereas he didn’t immediately title any faith or caste, his assertion alludes to the backlash towards “Miyas” in Assam.The time period “Miya” is usually used disparagingly to discuss with immigrant Muslims of Bangladeshi origin, who dominate the fish business in Nagaon and Morigaon.
Sarma’s remarks come towards a backdrop of tensions following the Aug 22 gang rape of a category 10 pupil by three youths from the minority neighborhood in Nagaon.
Producers within the two districts declared a “fish blockade”, slicing off provides to higher Assam after ethnic neighborhood outfits in 4 districts requested immigrants to depart. “I’ve instructed the folks of higher Assam that it’s good in the event that they (Nagaon and Morigaon) don’t ship fish. Take this chance and seize the market, not by way of conflicts, however by producing fish are match for well being,” he stated.
Fish is an integral a part of the folks’s food regimen and tradition in Assam. The state requires round 40,000 metric tonnes a month, with over 98% of this demand met by native manufacturing. Morigaon, Nagaon, and Cachar are the state’s prime producers. Assam procures fish from different states, together with Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Bihar.
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Alluding to Muslim fish farmers, Himanta claims their ‘use of urea’ has led to kidney ailments spike | Guwahati News – Times of India
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