Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that Bengali-speaking Hindus have been “most comfortable” in the state under the BJP’s rule over the past 10 years, and said his government has been working to resolve the issues faced by the community.

He also claimed that his government has been thwarting attempts by Bangladeshis to enter the country illegally.

“We have been resolving all issues faced by Hindu-Bengalis one by one. We ensured that they got their Aadhaar cards back. We have stopped slapping new citizenship cases against them,” Sarma said on the sidelines of a programme.