Assam Congress Leader Demands Sibal Apologize for Inaccurate Historical Claim
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Congress leader Debabrata Saikia demanded Kapil Sibal apologize for claiming Assam was part of Myanmar, saying it distorts history and hurts Assam's pride.
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Saikia explained Assam has its own historic identity and was never part of Myanmar, though invaded at times.
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Saikia asked Sibal to withdraw his Supreme Court comments and publicly apologize to Assam's people.
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Sibal had claimed Assam was part of Myanmar and later given to British in 1824, while arguing against citizenship petitions.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma earlier slammed Sibal's comments, saying those unaware of history shouldn't make such claims.